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Monthly Archives: April 2011
LAZAH CURRENT SINGS FOR BLACK COFFEE POET
Meeting Lazah Current was a pleasure. Seeing him on stage was just as fun. Hearing him sing a special song for blackcoffeepoet.com was an unexpected gift that is much appreciated. Enjoy Lazah Current sing for Black Coffee Poet.
INTERVIEW WITH REGGAE SINGER LAZAH CURRENT
Lazah Current is a former member of Juno Award winning band Messenjah. Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Lazah has moved to Jamaica to pursue a solo career. Recently releasing his a second album, Betta Tomorrow, Lazah is on tour … Continue reading
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BETTA TOMORROW
Betta Tomorrow By Lazah Current Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Lazah Current, former member of Juno Award winning Roots reggae band Messenjah, has gone solo and is reaching great heights. Recently performing to a packed house at Lula Lounge in … Continue reading
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Tagged "As We Make Love" by Lazah Current, "Believe In Love" by Lazah Current, "Betta Tomorrow" by Lazah Current, "Hey Girl" by Lazah Current, "Lately" by Lazah Current, "No Love" by Lazah Current, Black Coffee Poet, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Juno Award, Lazah Current, Lula Lounge, Messenjah
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TORONTO POET MAUREEN HYNES READS HER POETRY
I first met Maureen Hynes at a Toronto Women’s Bookstore event. I recognized her from a photo on the net. I was just curious to see who the editor was who chose my poem No Les Da Verguenza for publication in Our … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH TORONTO POET MAUREEN HYNES
Maureen Hynes has published three books of poetry, Rough Skin (Wolsak and Wynn) Harm’s Way (Brick Books), Marrow, Willow (Pedlar Press) and is working on a fourth. She has twice been selected for the Banff Writers’ Studio and in 2007, a selection of her … Continue reading
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Tagged "Harm's Way" by Maureen Hynes, "Letters From China" by Maureen Hynes, "Marrow, "Marrow Willow" by Maureen Hynes, "Our Times: Canada's Independent Labour Magazine", "Rough Skin" by Maureen Hynes, Adrienne Rich, Art Gallery of Ontario, Black Coffee Poet, Copper Canyon Press, Don McKay, Erin Moure, Frederico Garcia Lorca, George Brown College, Gwendolyn Macewen, Helen Humphreys, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jack GIlbert, Jane Hershfeld, Jane Kenyon, Jeanette Winterson, John Steffler, Libby Sheier, Maureen Hynes, Pablo Neruda, Paulette Jiles, Pedlar Press, Philip Levine, Rhea Tregebov, Ronna Bloom, Roo Borson, Tomas Transtromer
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MARROW, WILLOW
Marrow, Willow By Maureen Hynes Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Marrow, Willow, Maureen Hynes third collection of poems stays true to its title: it goes deep while remaining flexible. It’s a bit different than her first two collections Rough Skin, … Continue reading
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Tagged "After Rising" by Maureen Hynes, "Christie Pits" by Maureen Hynes, "Clapping" by Maureen Hynes, "Crabapple Jelly 1" by Maureen Hynes, "Crabapple Jelly 2" by Maureen Hynes, "Fold" by Maureen Hynes, "Harm's Way" by Maureen Hynes, "Marrow, "Marrow Willow" by Maureen Hynes, "Mouchoir" by Maureen Hynes, "Our Times: Canada's Independent Labour Magazine", "Take This My Body" by Maureen Hynes, "The Hanged Man" by Maureen Hynes, "Tradind Blue" by Maureen Hynes, "Wedding, 1927" by Maureen Hynes, Black Coffee Poet, Frederico Garcia Lorca, Gwendolyn Macewen, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, John Berger, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Maureen Hynes, Pablo Neruda, Rebecca Belmore, Willow" by Maureen Hynes, Yehuda Amichai
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BLACK COFFEE POET READING AT BROCKTON WRITERS 17
I had the honour of reading at Brockton Writers 17 earlier this month. Toronto writers Ava Homa, Marcus McCann, and Sarah Greene read and sang short stories, poetry, and folk music. I read my memoir essay, Embracing My Identity, published … Continue reading
JAMAICAN POET RUDYARD FEARON READ HIS POETRY
Rudyard Fearon is able to talk for hours about poetry. Hanging with him for almost four hours in his office felt like 2o minutes. With a flow in conversation as steady as his poems, Fearon keeps you engaged throughout. Listen … Continue reading
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NOISE IN MY MIND
Noise in my Mind By Rudyard Fearon Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos We all have a noise in our mind at some point. That thing we are thinking about, contemplating, frustrated over. It buzzes in your ear and on your … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Curve" by Rudyard Fearon, "Black Bud" by Rudyard Fearon, "Noise in my Mind", "Noise in my Mind" by Rudyard Fearon, "The Better Way" by Rudyard Fearon, 1a) (a leaf falls on loneliness) by E.E Cummings, Black Coffee Poet, E.E Cummings, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Rudyard Fearon
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