Today's post is transcribed from the notes of my twin who visited Classic Lines's Pretty Owl Poetry Spotlight Series today. I was at The Hour After Happy Hour Workshop, who reviewed and trashed my poetry. They said it didn't connect with them! for the most part. I get it.
Reading at the Spotlight Series were: Deena November, Kazumi Chin, Dakota R. Garilli, and Dan Nowak. Here's Rob (my twin)'s notes:
Deena:
"Dickwad" (the title of Deena's chapbook -ed) is from a graffiti (sic) on a bathroom stall- where all wisdom comes from. Her poetry is ephemeral & familiar with the grossness of life, while holding back little, including alcoholics, sex w/ 15 yr olds, being a mean mom. Her voice is subtlety poetry voice, almost too quiet, although her piece about birthing was very pushy.
Kazumi:
Entertaining, enthusiastically bashing race politics. Really he seems alienated by his body due to him understanding his own whiteness. He uses his hands to tell us the meter, and enthusiastically sways. He makes beautiful metaphors while staying political. Mostly he could write less but it's not his style. He is telling these beautiful stories that mostly are about hate & alienation. Funny though, & he has obsessions with Ariana Grande.
Dakota:
Nonfiction writer turned poet --a queer poet, not that it matters. He has a sense of humor that's quiet. His poems are sexual, tantalizingly so- while his masculinity keeps it in check. His voice is powerful, measured & aware of the tension in his poetry. People know not to laugh, yet they sit; encaptured by his words. His brevity at times leads to cliche & often it ends without flourish, but with a whimper.
Dan Nowak:
In the introduction, he asked the person reading his bio to lie about him. Then he told us he did that. He thinks he is reading a storybook, but he's forgotten to show us the pages. His voice fails to capture the weight of what's being said. He's funny though, he can talk about armadillos & leprosy.
Thanks to Rob Webb for that --poetryburgh@gmail.com
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