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Tag Archives: Poetry

Presenting Amanda Eicher & Book Reviews

This quarter, The Electric Review is pleased to feature the art work of San Francisco’s Amanda Eicher. Artist Statement I am an artist making devotional landscapes. In a world that often seems … Continue reading

April 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

City Lights Publisher Honored

Ginsberg & Leary: White Hand Society, Reviewed The Power of Poem Worth A Look In April 2010, Nancy J. Peters, co-owner and publisher of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers, was presented with the Fred … Continue reading

April 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

Poetry From Whitman To Ginsberg

THE LETTERS OF ALLEN GINSBERG. Allen Ginsberg and Bill Morgan. Da Capo Press. Most of us know that Allen Ginsberg was a brilliant poet with a searching mind and deft … Continue reading

March 1, 2009 · Leave a comment

“Blood Fanatics”

(In analysis of the concept of war extending tribal times through our present age) And who (was) This face (emerging) From a thirsty Ash-black panel Of shadows (in) To the Iron teeth Of the … Continue reading

August 1, 2008 · Leave a comment

“January 20, 2008”

(earlier) Tonight found This map To John Stewart’s house (who) Is John Stewart?  (song) Writer of lost Guitar moons (who) I visited Upon occasion (funny) I hadn’t seen This map … Continue reading

August 1, 2008 · Leave a comment

“On Robert Blake”

Earlier this month, Robert Blake was acquitted of murder charges in the death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. During these past 4 years, Blake has invested every breath and … Continue reading

August 1, 2008 · Leave a comment

Transgressions & Internal Bleeding

TRANSGRESSIONS. Edited by Ed McBain. Forge Books. In Transgressions, a collection of ten novellas written by some of today’s most acclaimed suspense novelists (and edited by noted mystery writer Ed McBain, … Continue reading

June 1, 2005 · Leave a comment

Erin Crawford & Book Reviews

Artist Statement As a self taught artist, my paintings are a celebration of my love for dance and music. They have been a remedy for a broken heart and a … Continue reading

January 1, 2005 · Leave a comment

“Saxophone Man”

I. Van Morrison wailed (his) Lips in To long White flowers (blew) His saxophone Into the Electric lungs Of song (the) Rippled feathers Of echoes (come) Alive to talk (the) … Continue reading

July 1, 2004 · Leave a comment
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