The bridge like structure in background is part of the Cockeril:The ship repairersThe men working for Cockerilwere specialand strong of willand working that they didand strikeand all that was broke they could repairand partying they didlorries f…
Read MorePearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 and my mother
by Tumbleweed • December 7th, 2011
Aftermath of war The motherbright-eyed with wildand fuzzy maneslender with the hunger and the lust forlifeof one that survived the warShe is alivewith a golden claimupon her handa promise of hope and riches inan across the ocean landA visi…
Read MoreTranslation of Humphf-John Sinclair
by Tumbleweed • December 3rd, 2011
“humphf” door John Sinclair voor big redze zeggen monkkon de muziek niet spelen. ze zeggen,monk, hij gelimiteerd…
Read MoreJazzpoetry by John Sinclair
by Tumbleweed • December 2nd, 2011
Before the performance, John Sinclair, takes time out to sit and be quiet. He turns inwards and then without papers or books he speaks, delivers his texts in true San Francisco poetry style. Here defending the Blues. “humphf”&n…
Read MoreGLOBAL NIGHT CAR
by Tumbleweed • November 30th, 2011
Weltnachtauto – wereldnacht autoThis is a project with 9 poets, each writing two stanzas, some knowing what the others have written, while some poets never knew what the others wrote. Then chance played its part and also a wee bit of …
Read MoreSalon12b – Freestyle
by Tumbleweed • November 27th, 2011
Another salon 12b is taking place November 29. Door open at 7PM and the performances start at 8PM with the world premiere of Global Night Car. You can read it on the link. It will be read in three languages, in different voices, since nine different po…
Read MoreGeen Castor treinen door Europa
by Tumbleweed • November 24th, 2011
Salon12b staat geheel acter de moedige mensen die de Castortrein van uit Frankrijk naar Gorleben proberen tegen te houden door de sporen te bezetten. Onder ‘Nooit’ vind je de kaart van waar de trein langs komt en onder ‘Maar ni…
Read MoreFog in San Francisco and Antwerp
by Tumbleweed • November 13th, 2011
Rose wrote this morning: finally there is mist this morning, fog… So here is a present for Rose a picture of the Golden Gate bridge in the fog, while walking under it… Fog after the landingfog in the back to normalfog in the soullost daysin t…
Read MorePaul Gellings presents Verbrande schepen
by Tumbleweed • November 4th, 2011
Paul Gelling reading from his novel Verbrande schepen published by Uitgeverij Passage on Thor, the culture boat in Zwolle. An intriguing errancy, a search for a love lost, and absolution maybe, to be sure of that , I will have to read the book fi…
Read MoreCasa Louisa one poem as an apetizer
by Tumbleweed • September 10th, 2011
Fred Schywek’s poem Klang will be read by him tomorrow at Casa Louisa: Rond de KioskKlangmit Ohrn das HornKapellen spielnfünfmal so lang das Echozur Verteidigungmit Ankunftszeitvom KlangPro Grammim Hohen Nord’* Klangwith ears the hornbands …
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