Ruminating Poet Press

In my new book, MACHINE LANGUAGE/BODY LANGUAGE, I use poetry to explore how our language and consciousness are rooted in our animal bodies, and question how we are related to "artificial intelligences," and what are our duties to our creations and to each other. I try to be serious, ask the right questions, explore the absurd, and sometimes even to find humor.

The cover painting is by Savannah artist Alejandro Giraldo and is titled "Finish Your Homework, Boy." And there we are, caught between our machines and our social expectations.

Come to the launch! I'll talk about the book a little, read a couple of poems, and we can talk about our AI fears and hopes. There will be snacks and lemonade, and the Bean's bar will be open.

Had a great time last night at the Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show open mic at the Sentient Bean coffee house.

Bigger crowd than usual for Savannah's oldest open mic, and FIVE, count them, FIVE poets reading among the other performers of music, comedy and fiction readings.

I didn't catch the names of all the poets, but a shout out to Wheelz (Robert Cohen), Lucy Barry, and Bea.

Also a shout to our host for the night, Duncan Sligh, for calling out other local open mics and encouraging folks to seek them out. Savannah needs its own central directory of the growing number of open mics!

Hope to see y'all at the next open mic, March 18th.

There was a good show last night at Tongue: Open Mouth and Music Show at the Sentient Bean. There were several poets besides myself, notably "Wheelz" (Robert E. Cohen) and Beau Frail. Unfortunately, I had to leave early in Socio's music set, which I regretted missing. Brendan Townend and Duncan Sligh did their usual manic and entertaining job of almost keeping things on course. Maybe I'll see you all there March 4 now that the cancellation curse is lifted.