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CommentsRe: Ink Link: Writing the Body
Everywhere Bill Cohen goes, he "inkspots" and takes photos. The word "convention" should have been in quotes. In Hawaii, he caught a book signing on Tribal Tattoos and did his usual thing, like what he does for Tatoosday in NY, stopping strangers (men and women) and asking if he can document their tattoo. He shares a ton of fine ink that way...
I really appreciated finding out about the MFA program in theater. Looks rigorous and culminates in a way that not only serves the students but also the community. Fresh from a different MFA with different demands but far less outreach or public involvement, this got me mulling other potentials for the genres I was studying, program I was in... Re: Poetry Cake
Thanks Larry, really enjoyed the write-up and have been having a grand time in the photo album you link to above...
I get emails from a fair number of touring poets who want to know where or how to set up an Albuquerque reading, and this list is a great start to point them towards...
West End does great work print and also with the Albuquerque Cultural Conference... I appreciated seeing this review.
Maisha was an early professor of mine for a course in Women's Studies, and she frankly peeled back the brainwashing of my childhood, and opened the doors to real thought. Her impact around this city and beyond was tremendous, and in that light, she is still here with us, and always will be, in the work of so many direct and indirect students of her person and her poems and her teachings. Don't forget to read her books! We can all keep learning from her... Her book Sketches illuminates how to view others with both complexity and compassion, a skill we'd all benefit from learning. | 
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