Category Archives: Poetry

Reviews, Interviews, Publishing Poetry, Announcements, Readings, Videos of Poets,

BLACK COFFEE POET READS “SATURDAYS” BY ANA CASTILLO

This week I’ve been writing a series called Stepping Out From Behind The Wall: 1 and 2 where I explored male privilege and it’s connection to violence against women, as well as supporting a someone in an abusive relationship. Ana … Continue reading

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JACLYN PIUDIK READS HER POETRY

Author of the chapbook The Tao of Loathliness, Jaclyn Piudik has been published widely. It was a pleasure interviewing her, hanging out with her, and watching her read. Enjoy. Tune into BlackCoffeePoet.com Monday September 5 , 2011 for a review of … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW WITH JACLYN PIUDIK

Jaclyn’s poems have been published in Columbia Poetry Review, Crosscurrents, Barrow Street, The New Quarterly, Garden Variety Anthology,and Crave It, among others. She authored a chapbook, The Tao of Loathliness, published by fooliar press in 2005 and re-issued in 2008. … Continue reading

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THE TAO OF LOATHLINESS

The Tao of Loathliness By Jaclyn Piudik Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Chapbooks don’t get enough attention.  Only independent bookstores want to sell them, and sadly, such bookstores are disappearing faster than I can finish this sentence.  Poets do their … Continue reading

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SHE’S ON TOP: CELEBRATING EROTIC WRITING: BCP AND COCO LA CREME TALK EROTICA + REVIEW OF “SHE’S ON TOP”

She’s On Top Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel Reviewed by Coco La Creme When I was asked to review She’s On Top for blackcoffeepoet.com I felt like quite the lucky girl indeed.   Read a book full of sexy stories and write … Continue reading

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BLACK COFFEE POET READS “THIS IS WHY I WRITE”

I applied to an MFA in Creative Writing program in 2009.  Hundreds apply to this program and I made the wait list.  It was encouraging but it wasn’t an acceptance.   I was honoured to be put on a list … Continue reading

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WINNING BY LOSING: 4 STORIES ABOUT WRITING

Winning is a concept that many try to embrace.  “I want to be the winner!” is what people often say and believe.  Hall of Fame NFL coach Vince Lombardi is often quoted for his thoughts on winning: “Wining isn’t a … Continue reading

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REMEMBERING WENDY BABCOCK: A LETTER AND A POEM

August 12, 2011 Dear Wendy, As I write this letter I’m listening to Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley.  It’s what you believed and did. I remember meeting you at a meeting for the first Reclaim The Streets rally … Continue reading

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PARKDALE STREET WRITERS DANI MAS AND IRFAN ALI SING AND READ POETRY

Dani Mas is so talented she can chew gum and sing at the same time! Thinking, singing, and living positivity, Dani Mas uses art to spread good vibes. Enjoy. A very chill guy, Irfan Ali reads widely and writes about … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW WITH PARKDALE STREET WRITERS DANI MAS AND IRFAN ALI

Dani Mas lives her life like it’s golden.  She believes love is what makes us human: to love is to be human.  She approaches everything with love.   Dani’s thirst for life means she enjoys all facets of it.  She … Continue reading

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