To my knowledge, the New York Public Library should be open today for my hunting trip for out-of-print, Dave Morice books about poetry comics. If anyone has contact with Mr. Morice, I’d certainly enjoy asking him some questions. He’s rad.
What word do you like the repeat aloud? Type it (repeatedly) in the comments to test my sanity.
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Today, I’m going to the New York Public Library to track down out of print copies of Dave Morice‘s books of poetry comics. I haven’t read any of his work that I haven’t found online. I’ll update you as to what I discover.
The library is closed for Veteran’s day. So that’s over.
What do you think I should do today?
To use eye chart stand at 1-2 foot distance with chart level to the viewer. Relax eyes allowing both to cross until Es overlap. Words may appear at various distances. If the patient uses eyeglasses for vision correction, the lenses should be worn during the test.
A poem I made when I was experimenting with proximity and depth in poetry and writing.
I’m quite honored to have some work featured in Paper Darts. Here are some poems about the cloverfield monster, subatomic physics, squid and a Kafka sequel.
raccoon renaissance
eunice, moreover i, never saw a raccoon renaissance
since, nor a neon moon rise so serious no crow
can vie. eunice can mime
mosses or oozes, rear in a swarm-o-
uneasiness, even crane in a worm’s manner.
our zaniness moves enormous as viruses.
eunice was never a moose, a raven or a unicorn. i was.
we murmur our universes in unison.
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This poem was written using the oulipian prisoner’s constraint. This constraint prohibits you from using letters with arms or tails (b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, p, q, t, or y).
The comic was an introductory attempt for me to start using constraints in my graphic-poems. Constraint produced comics are the hallmark of the OuBaPo. I felt the comics equivalent of the prisoner’s constraint would be to make a comic that did not have any portion of any character outside of the frame. This, however, did not prove very constraining and wasn’t a very difficult challenge. I’m still happy with the result but will have to attempt something more limiting in the future.
More on OuBaPo:
OuBapo America
Drunken Boat – OuBaPo
ANOTHER (longer) video about art, children’s poetry, comics and my floppy hair. Via America SCORES.
A video starring my 8-year-old collaborator, our final comic and my floppy hair. Via America SCORES.
Just finished another poem comic. Here’s a section of it. I’m hoping to find a good home for it. If you have any suggestion of lit mags that take comics, please let me know.
UPDATE:
Home found at THEthe Poetry! Look for it soon.
Some more secret. The pictures aren’t great. Turns out it’s hard to photograph pencil shading.
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In honor of each’s release, a flarfy repartee between natural enemies, a rapper and a sea monster.
Lil Wayne vs. the Kraken
The Kraken says hi!
Lil Wayne says he’s a martian…
The Kraken says in his squidlike voice “there there, have some of my squid juice!”
Lil Wayne says “if it’s too nasty spit it back at me.”
The Kraken says “Nom!” because he broke the floor XD
Lil Wayne Says, “I Would Make Prostitution Legal In About 5 More States”
THE KRAKEN says, “FAH-Q.”
Lil Wayne says, “slam my fingers”
The Kraken says, ‘All men have their price’
Lil Wayne Says Marijuana Odor Helps the Sale of His Condo
The Kraken says: IS THAT NOT LOL IT’S LOLZ.
Lil Wayne says… I’m not dead.
The kraken says: Mmmm. Ships. Good eatin’.
Lil Wayne Says “The World Will End In 2012″
The Kraken says that one day, at the end of the world, it will awake to help in the destruction of the world.
Lil Wayne Says Obama Heralds The End Of The World
The Kraken says that in order to win this struggle it is sometimes necessary to go within oneself in order to dive deeply in the subconscious (lower ocean) in order to expose blockages and fears so that we can then defeat them.
Lil Wayne says, “I Don’t Read!”
The kraken says, “That this whale had bones, so I can sluuuuuurp off all the meatsies.”
Lil Wayne says “I read my bible everyday”
The Kraken says: Nom. Nom. Nom..
Lil Wayne Says Stay in School.
The Kraken says: Fish and Ships. *noms on seamen*
Lil Wayne Says Childbirth Is Nasty & Wonderful!
The kraken says: ”RnB is better”
Lil Wayne says the reason why he quit doing coke is because it was giving him zits and messing up his complexion.
The Kraken says: This is WRONG, JUST PLAIN WRONG !!! LOL.
Lil Wayne Says “I Am The Only One He Kisses”
The Kraken says “Mjauu”
Lil Wayne says no homo
The Kraken says: That mustache screams, “Hey there, Looks like you just got out of cheer practice, let me buy some smirnoffs”
Lil Wayne Says Hes In the Illuminati!
The Kraken says: Continuity is a major plus +++++++ We all know everything starts at the line of scrimage, fix and develop the O-Line and D-Line first, we have enough young skilled players.
Lil Wayne says watch more soccer.
The Kraken says: “NO SLACKEN IN THE KRAKEN”
Lil Wayne says he is not coming out until you guys are ready to go crazy.
The Kraken says, “not really — we’re adobted ; )”
Lil Wayne says oh kimosabe big ballin is my hobbie in the song we be steady mobbin
