upfromsumdirt THE BALLAD OF THE BLACK POET WHO RAN A TIGHT SHIPWRECK….

Kenneth Rexroth / from “Mathematical Elegance and Classic Fiction”

From David Graeber's 'Revolutions in Reverse' (2011).

Remembering Alice Notley (1945-2025) thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2022/10/10/n...

If Emily were a geisha, BOTD in 1830. From the Women Poets Postcards series, lino and stencils on repurposed cardboard, 4x5

A Friendly Reminder: Thursday, May 21 at 7PM, judi, Eric, and I will be presenting our recently published books and engaging in an inclusive dialogue on memoirs, fiction, and art. Join us at Russian River Books & Letters if you can.

The Latest from Parole, blog of The New Black Bart Poetry Society thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/a...

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A little bit of Philip Whalen in the late Keith Kumasen Abbott's terrific caligraphy.

In the real mail today, Kevin Ring's terrific Beat Scene mag out of the UK with my much reprint piece, The Quantum of Kerouac, originally in Poetry Flash in 2013, then republished as Quantum Redux in Parole, and now showing up across the pond--it's got legs!

ancient email from some antiquated flounder

Phantom mail from some phantom flounder

On Anarchism.

Happy Birthday Charles Mingus (West Coast Time) youtu.be/J0FcKOfRgvE?...

Bob Kaufman, born OTD in 1925, seen here with Pat Nolan in May of 1983 at the first (& last) Black Bart Poetry Society Reading & Membership Drive at the On Broadway in SF. Photo by Maureen Hurley.

Remembering Anselm Hollo, BOTD in 1934. A review of his collected poems published in 2024. thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2024/05/30/t...

Sad to hear of Glen Baxter's passing. A remarkable genius of the non sequitur. This is the pencil drawing he did for the cover of my 1977 poetry selection Fast Asleep from Z Press. I wanted a cross between a cheap detective novel and a tawdry sex paperback. Glen's illustration did not disappoint.

Pulled some proof for set 6 of the Woman Poets Postcards series. Stencil and lino on recycled cardboard inserts.

Modern Capitalism resembles Feudalism more and more.

Frank O'Hara BOTD in 1926, from the Smoking Poets series, 4x5 lino print

Remembering Jim Harrison (1937-2016). from the Smoking Poets series, 4x5 lino print.

Work, Work, Work! Work more, always work more.

From an interview David Graeber gave about Bullshit Jobs. davidgraeber.org/interviews/i...

From his book, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (2018)

A parting thought for the day

“Since one cannot know a radically better world is not possible, are we not betraying everyone by insisting on continuing to justify, and reproduce, the mess we have today? And anyway, even if we’re wrong, we might well get a lot closer.” - David Graeber

Year of The Fire Horse (4724) postcard printed on repurposed cardboard, stencil and stamps

It never ends well when one person has a lot of power over another.

Most work is caring for other people.

Starting on Monday, Blue Sky will be Russian River Books & Letters only social media site. Looking forward to building the page up and interacting with all of you bibliophiles!

You will be seeing us a great deal more on here and please come visit our little bookstore if you find yourself in the West Sonoma County!

Earthly, Poems by Jean Follain, & Jump Cuts, Essays by Mark Polizzotti from The Sound Cave thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/w...

A sirventes (an old Occitan curse) for the current occasion.

owenhill2.substack.com/p/ode-to-sun... Book recommendation:

Here's a terrific review of my novel Ode To Sunset, A Year In The Life Of American Genius by Owen Hill, author of The Giveaway. Read it and then subscribe to his substack. owenhill2.substack.com/p/ode-to-sun...

When you see comments on Social Media defending the violence of ICE, it is worth keeping this quote in mind.

Year End Recommendations from The New Black Bart Poetry Society; noir fiction and Black poetry. thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/y...

Remembering Jerome Rothenberg BOTD in 1931 thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/2018/09/04/r...

'On Capitalism’s Endless Busywork.' davidgraeber.org/articles/is-...

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We recently published a lesser known article by David Graeber written in 2013 called - Buncombe. Here is the piece and an extract. davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...

Remembering Joanne Kyger BOTD in 1934, from the Smoking Poets series, lino reduction print, 5x7

@xileinparadise.bsky.social - Remembering the great Joanne Kyger on the anniversary of her birth - allenginsberg.org/2025/11/t-19....

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Neo-Liberalism, Trickle-down economics, Thatcherism or whatever you call it really has more in common with fundamentalist religion than anything else.