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Okay, so I almost fell over laughing on this one when I saw it on my feed from poets.org. What, there is an actual vein for poetry about toilet experiences? LOL!!! I am sure many of us can give descriptive detail about our last visceral yoga, however, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of poetry? Seriously, this is a short poem of 8 lines with only two rhymes in which one line is repeated 2-3 times to give it rhythm and flow. You gotta love it!

National poetry month rocks! I’ve gone through 4 pens and not even a fever that makes me speak in tongues can keep me from posting. On the poetry news: Check out Education World, Poetry Teachers, and Funny Poetry for Children. Also check out The Tao of Pooh (darn, the bear is more emotionally evolved than I am!).

In the local scene: It took this man 40 years and a tremendous amount of money to make this a breath taking exhibition. Absolutely all his work is printed on rice paper (no, not like the spring rolls, like the tree, I had to ask) and not one of them was from an aerial view. A picture of frozen grass at a point where thousands of men died making the wall, the docent explains, “My house in India was 200 years old. People die all over the world without even a headstone. That’s universal and of no significance.” Check it out at MFAH going on through August. Also into the Spanish poetry scene with the lyrical poetas of the trova, April 25th at Bohemios, (see bottom blogroll) sponsored by KPFT, 90.1. Support the historical documentation and preservation of Houston by HAM on 4/26 at St. Arnold’s. Check out the Dali Lama, at Rice, May 1st. Wow.

Did you know Pablo Neruda’s name was Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto? LOL, that is so hispanic!! Much props go out to the Tisha for including me in her blog roll. I know you’ve heard me complain about the state of hip hop, well here is a chance to do something about it or check out Villager. I don’t believe in ads on my blog, specially when I can’t control one that says talk to teens (or any of the more lewd ads aimed towards minors), so when I endorse an organization, it’s because I believe in them. So please don’t forget to donate to my student’s scholarship fund. If you have trouble with the website, let me know.

I’ll end with a question that Andre asked me, “How successful you have been with your poetry?” Success in poetry doesn’t necessarily mean money (although it is welcomed but have you seen the poetry section at B&N?), but perhaps a communication or a connection. How successful am I on that? I’ll let you the audience decide.