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Map of Austin Poetry #173-1
Featured Poetry Supplement
Theme: The Beats Go On: Tribute to Gregory Corso

Upcoming themes:

#174 - Dude, Where's My Karma Part 2
#175 - Women of Bright Circle (submissions closed)
#176 - Velvet Elvis
#177 - Young Poets from Namibia (submissions closed)

Send poems in body of e mail, no attachments accepted.
On Subject line, note issue number and theme. Include
permission to publish. Poets retain all rights


This week's selections include:

1. "it's like fried shoes man" a senryu for Gregory
Corso by S.A. Griffin
2. "mirror innocence," a senryu for Gregory Corso by
Danzr Von-Thai
3. "New Mexico is the desert planet" by John Macker
4. "In Memoriam: Gregory Corso (3/26/30-1/17/01)" by Peter Lownds
5. Personal comment and "staring into the west" by Nicki Miller

1. S.A. Griffin's contribution to this issue extends
far beyond his poetic tribute to Gregory Corso. On
Sunday, Feb. 25, S.A. Griffin produced the "Man
As Bomb: Gregory Corso Celebrated" reading at Skylight
Books in L.A. His contribution to this week's featured
poetry extends far beyond his poetic tribute to
Gregory Corso. Generosity abounding, he connected me
up with other contributors. Here is his senryu:

for Gregory Corso

it's like fried shoes man

gasoline of course
skyscraper heroin mush
herculean dosage

© S.A. Griffin
http://www.mindspring.com/~sagriffin/notour.html


2. Thanks to Danzr Von-Thai for hooking me up with
S.A. Griffin. Danzr bleeds senryu.

for Gregory Corso

mirror innocence

what does the poet
know beyond languages lie
incorruptible

© Danzr Von-Thai


3. From John Macker, out New Mexico way:

New Mexico is the desert planet for Annie

Out the window a roadrunner creeps
by my sleeping dog, sees its shadow
& declares six more weeks of
Chinese New Year. It is the Year Of
The Snake & there are so many worlds
in me because when I hold you I remember
most everything:
Euripides by heart
the population of Timbuktu
the odor of the apocalypse
Corso was as much trickster as coyote
New Mexico is the desert planet & how
much rain blew in off the Irish Sea the day
St. Patrick chased the snakes away.

When you hold me I'm a gangster
without portfolio
all of my winds hiss & I use them to
measure the years in us
the number of wild things in us
by their shadows
Touch
& sound.

© John Macker


4. Peter Lownds, who performed at "Man As Bomb," got
to the MAP via S.A. Griffin.

In Memoriam: Gregory Corso (3/26/30-1/17/01)

I worked with Corso's younger brother, Joe, in a tony
NY private school For three years and he never
mentioned that they were related -- Bowdin
Broadwater, the school historian and Mary McCarthy's
ex, had been Gregory's Intime for years which was
probably how Joe became a gym teacher.
I put two and two together from the New York Times
obit-- There's still shame about genius in Italian-American families.

Ma Gregorio era un fenomeno: jailkid, autodidact,
subterranean, Surrealist, defender of the sanctity of
a bunch of poets who didn't really Give a shit for
society and what it thought of them but were caught in
its Propaganda web, turned into spiders and encouraged to eat each other.

The shit continues--maybe because Ginsberg had a nose
for news And now the heirs and in-laws of those he
loved and publicized Are fighting for control of
estates the gone cats never imagined. "Fame is
yesterday's newspaper blowing down Bleecker Street" Kerouac said that.

This is Corso:
"I remember my 31st year when I cried:
'To think I may have to go another 31 years!'
I don't feel that way this birthday.
I feel I want to be a wise man with white hair in a
tall library In a deep chair by a fireplace.
Another year in which I stole nothing.
8 years now and haven't stole a thing!
I stopped stealing! But I still lie at times,
and still am shameless yet ashamed when it comes
to asking for money.
32 years old and four hard real funny sad bad
wonderful books of poetry - the world owes me a
million dollars... I love poetry because it makes me
love and presents me life. And of all the fires that
die in me, there's one burns like the sun; it might
not make day my personal life, my association with
people, or my behavior toward society,

but it does tell me my soul has a shadow."

(Gregory Corso, "Writ on the Eve of My 32nd Birthday", March 25, 1962)

PL, LA, 2/1/01


5. My precious spirit sister Nicki Miller closes out
this tribute with personal comment and a poem.

At my request, Nicki wrote: "I knew Gregory for the
last four years of his life. He was a valued friend,
allowing me a glimpse of a side of him that few knew
or saw. From him, I learned an incredible amount about
the value of people. He is directly responsible for my
personal passionate mission to make poetry a paying
profession, lighting a fire under me with
encouragement and tales of the treatment of artists,
especially poets. His mortal light was doused on
January 19; Gregory was only 70. The light of his
words, however, will remain in our literary legacy
forever. Adieu, my friend.

ml, Nicki

staring into the west
-for Gregory Corso

late in the winter night
I took your hand
kissed it with air
wrapped your shoulder
with my words
rocked and rocked
shushing and cajoling
till you lie down
with your own tortured thoughts
your bitter remorse
old age taunting and glowering
til' you left me alone
in the blank blue vapors
of almost morning

© 1998 Nicki Miller


Gratitude to all who contributed.

Welcome new readers. Anyone want off the MAP mailing
list? e me at stazja@aol.com

The MAP and featured poetry supplements are posted at
the following Web Sites:

The Poets' Porch: http://www.poetsporch.com
Dream Forge: http://www.pcisys.net/~drmforge/poems.htm
Austin Metro:http://www.austinmetro.com/poetpage.html
Sun Poets Society: http://clik.to/SunPoets

Much love,

Stazja


Hello Poets,

To all y'all who sent encouraging responses to my
ramblings last week - Thanks!

I'm abbreviating this issue of the MAP. My fingers are
hurrying so I can send it and hit the road before
motel checkout time. I'm in Baton Rouge, want to
make Austin by 7 tonight. When you see this week's
Austin Poets Guide, you'll see why.

Table of Contents

I. Austin Poets Guide
II. Featured Poetry Theme: Dude, Where's My Karma Part 2
III. Books/Chapbooks/Spoken Word CDs
IV. Calls For Submissions
V. Announcements

I. Austin Poets Guide

Most events are free, unless otherwise noted. Some
venues pass tip jar for featured poets. More extensive
listings of poetic haps in Austin can be found
online at: Austin Chronicle Litera column:
www.auschron.com or The Poetheads Calendar at
http://calendar.yahoo.com/poetheads

1. Monday, March 5 - Natural Magic, 5209 Martin Ave. 6
p.m. In Honor of Brigid, hosted by Kit O'Connell.
Featuring M.C. Jabber. fmi call 416-7435 or
e worldpoet@rocketmail.com

2. Monday, March 5 - Zachary Scott Theater, 1510
Toomey Road. $5 general admission. Doors open 6:30,
Citywide Youth Slam-Off begins 7 p.m. to determine
team for Youth Nationals to be held in Ann Arbor, MI
in April. fmi call 476-0541 or e info@austinslam.com.
Word is that 1998 National Slam Champion Regie Gibson
will make a guest appearance here tonight

3. Monday, March 5 - The Hideout, 617 Congress Ave. 7 -
10 p.m. Free verse@The Hideout hosted by Sarah Durfor.
MCJabber will be featuring. No sign up sheets, just do
what grooves ya, when it moves ya. Don't forget
donations for the poets pantry

4. Monday, March 5 - Gaby & Mo's, 1809 Manor Road. 8
p.m. Women's Open Stage Performance Art. Every Monday.

5. Tuesday, March 6 - Ruta Maya Coffee House, 218 W.
4th. 6:30 p.m. APAL open mic, hosted by Mark Maslow
and Aaron Sanders. Sign up at 6 p.m. or reserve a
spot, e-mail: rutamayapoetry@austin.rr.com. First time
readers are welcome. Reading poets are welcome to sell
their books/chapbooks/cds. fmi contact
bohemian234@hotmail.com or mmaslow@austin.rr.com

6. Tuesday, March 6 - Sun Poets Society in San
Antonio. Barnes & Noble, 321 N.W. Loop 410, across
from North Star Mall. 7 p.m. Sun Poets Society open
mic, hosted by Rod C. Stryker. This week featuring MC
Jabber, on the Jabberwocky tour. fmi call (210) 349-
8216 or B&N (210) 342-0008.

7. Tuesday, March 6 - The Coffee Pot in San Marcos. 8
p.m. MC Jabber features. fmi call 416-7435 or e
worldpoet@rocketmail.com

8. Tuesday, March 6 - Puro Slam in San Antonio. Sam's
Burger Joint, 330 E. Grayson (at Broadway). $2. 9:30
p.m. intro DJ set, with resident DJ Klassen.
Special feature: Regie Gibson! 10-10:20 poet sign up
for slam, which begins at 10:30 p.m. fmi contact phil
west at puroslam@texas.net.

9. Wednesday, March 7 - Cafe Mundi, 1707 E. 6th.
Poetry Jam Circle/Workshop. Workshop - 5-7, Reading
begins at 7 p.m. Hosted by Thom the World Poet.
Featuring M.C. Jabber. Donations are welcomed. Free
parking, no cover, great coffee, bakery items and
small menu of healthy food. fmi call 23-MUNDI.

10. Wednesday, March 7 - The Mercury, 214 E. 6th (at
Brazos and 6th, above Jazz) 7:30 sign up, 8 p.m. slam.
$3 cover or $5 for 2 people. The Austin
Poetry Slam is moving to a new venue and day of the
week! To kick things off in style, our featured poet
will be 1998 National Individual Slam Champion REGIE
GIBSON, of Chicago fame. Come check out the new spot,
same time as usual, with the slam immediately followed
by Hip Hop Humpday for your booty-shakin pleasure.
The Austin Poetry Slam will continue at the Merc
every Wednesday thereafter. fmi call 478-MERC

11. Thursday, March 8 - Koffee 'n' Ice Kream, 6700
Middle Fiskville Road, #408. 7:30 p.m. Steve Vera
hosts multilingual discussons and poetry. If you
love different languages and cultures, and enjoy
poetry, this is the group for you. You can bring
poetry written in another language with summary or
translation in English. Poems do not have to be
written by you. fmi contact satya55@hotmail.com or
call 380-0565.

12. Thursday, March 8 - Zoe's Coffee House in Temple.
33rd at Avenue M. 8 p.m. Featuring M.C. Jabber. fmi
call 416-7435 or e worldpoet@rocketmail.com

13. Thursday, March 8 - Northeast Tarrant County
College, Hurst Texas. 7 p.m. Naomi Shihab Nye, poet
and author of books such as Fuel, Red Suitcase,
Hugging the Jukebox, is appearing for a free program
in the "Center Corner" on campus. fmi call Tarrant
County College, 817-515-6100at the Northeast
Tarrant County College campus in Hurst, Texas for a
free program

14. Friday, March 9 - Tarrant County College, 9:05
a.m. Naomi Shihab Nye will give a free workshop, open
to anyone, on essay sand short stories. Of
course, we all have the opportunity to possibly hear
her read some of her own beautiful poetry. Call 817-
515-6100 (Tarrant County College) to find out
where the college is located and how to find
the "Center Corner" once you get there.

15. Friday, March 9 - Resistencia Bookstore, 1801-A
S. First Street. 7 p.m. Red Salmon Arts presents
nationally syndicated Chicana/o journalists Patrisia
Gonzales & Roberto Rodriguez. Gonzales is the author
of the forthcoming "The Mud People: Anonymous Heroes
of Mexico" and co-author of "Gonzales/Rodriguez: Uncut
and Uncensored." Rodriguez is the author is
"Justice: A Question of Race." They will be speaking
ontraditional folk healing and the Aztlanahuac
Retrieval Project in celebration of International
Women's Day, fmi call 416-8885.

16. Saturday, March 10 - Gaby & Mo's, 1809 Manor
Road. A night of music and poetry kicking off Amnesty
International Campaign Against Torture (specifically
as torture relates to women.) We're inviting folks out
to share stories, writings, etc., and will be weaving
a couple of music sets into the evening. We're making
people aware of the topic/focus if they want to share
particular pieces as it might relate; however, we are
not limiting how and what people choose to express.
fmi call 670-0088 or e rachelle_1016@hotmail.com

17. Sunday, March 11 - Mitchie's Fine Black Art and
Gift Gallery, 5706 Manor Rd, Suite B1. 3 - 5 p.m.
Ebony Poets Society present Teas and Cheez open
reading, hosted by Ivan Miller. fmi call 323-6901.

18. Sunday, March 11 - Borders in Fort Worth, Hulen at
IH 20. 7-9 p.m. Open Mic each Sunday night at Borders
on Hulen. Bring your poetry and read with
us. fmi contact Helen Jones at PeachPoet4@aol.com.

II. Featured Poetry Theme: Dude, Where's My Karma Part 2

Watch for featured poetry supplement later
this week in your e boxes

Upcoming themes:

#175 - Women of Bright Circle (submissions closed)
#176 - Velvet Elvis
#177 - Young Poets from Namibia (submissions closed)

Send poems in body of e mail only, no attachments. In
subject line, note theme and issue number. Include
permission to publish. Poets retain all rights.

Responses to featured poetry

"Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance"

From Deena Hardin: "#172 is wonderful. LeVan Hawkins's
offering crawled all over me--wish I could have
written that. From a musician's standpoint, James
Thompson's poem was especially good. Marvin
Kimbrough's was great, too, as
well as Larry Jaffe's short but bittersweet treat.
Glad to hear that you love
what you're doing--it's incredible!"

From Ryfkah: "Another great gift of poetry this week!
I especially liked Larry's
"Langston Hughes Weary Blues" haiku."

"The Beats Go On: Tribute to Gregory Corso"

From Ryfkah: "Loved Goddess Nicki Miller's tribute;
speaks to the heart beyond the head."

From Claibie Walsh: "Some mighty fine tributes to
Gregory Corso, Staz. Enjoyed them all. Loved the
insight that Nicki Miller and Peter Lownds gave
into his life. As long as someone speaks our name? We
are never truly dead."

From Marilyn Injeyan: "Thanks for another fine poetry
supplement. I was especially moved by Nikki Miller's
tribute: staring into the west. It shows
a strong connectiveness to a friend and poet."

III. Books/Chapbooks/Spoken Word CD's

nada

IV. Calls For Submissions

1. Anthology literary magazine
http://www.anthologymagazine.com

Complete Contest Guidelines for 2001.
Print them out for friends and family, whatever you
need to do, but get the word out on this, the best
contest ever for Anthology 2001 7th Annual Contest
Guidelines.

These guidelines are for submissions to the Poetry and
prose contests sponsored by Anthology magazine.

Address for Submission:
Anthology
C/O 2001 Contest
PO Box 4411
Mesa, AZ 85211-4411

Prose
Dates of Entry: Jan 1- August 31, 2001
Cost of Entry: $5 per Story entered
Maximum number of entries: 5 per writer
Length of Entry: 5,000 words maximum
Subject/Style: Any subject, Any Style.
All stories submitted to contest are
eligible to be printed in future issues
of Anthology magazine regardless
of how they finish unless author
specifies otherwise.
Prizes: First: $150, Anthology T-shirt, 1 yr.
Subscription to Anthology.
Second: $20 Gift Certificate to Inkwellpress.com.
Anthology T-shirt, 1 yr.
Subscription to Anthology.
Third: $10 Gift Certificate to Inkwellpress.com. 1 yr.
subscription to Anthology magazine.

Poetry
Dates of Entry: Jan 1- Sept. 30, 2001
Cost of Entry: $1 per poem entered
Maximum number of entries: 10 per poet
Length of Entry: 100 lines maximum
Subject/Style: Any subject, Any Style.

All poems submitted to contest are eligible to be
printed in future issues of Anthology magazine
regardless of how they finish unless author specifies
otherwise. Prizes: First: $100, Anthology T-shirt, 1
yr. Subscription to Anthology. Second: $20 Gift
Certificate to Inkwellpress.com, Anthology T-shirt, 1
yr. Subscription to Anthology. Third: $10 Gift
Certificate to Inkwellpress.com, 1 yr. subscription
to Anthology magazine.

Prose and poetry Winners will be printed in the
January-February 2002 issue of Anthology.
Poetry Honorable Mentions will be printed and Prose
honorable mentions will be announced in the January-
February 2002 issue of Anthology. Please specify if
you would like address included with entry if printed
(email or postal). We ask for rights to print winning
and honorable mention works both electronically and
in print. All copyrights are held by the author.
- Please place name and address on each page of your submission.
- Entries will not be returned.
- Simultaneous and prepublished submissions will not be accepted.
- SASE must be enclosed if you would like to receive
notification of winners.
- No contest entry will be accepted by electronic mail.
- Payment must accompany all entries. Check or money
order only, made out to Anthology.
- Entries MUST be received between dates listed for
each contest, otherwise entries will be returned
(entry fees will also be returned).

Don't Forget - You can Prepay for the contest issue
when you send your entry. It's $3.95 (of course-
refunded when you win :). Just add that to your
entry fees and you'll automatically receive the
winners issue!


2. Comrades Ezine is now accepting submissions for
its first print anthology to be published this year.
All submissions will be reviewed by an editorial
board. Full guidelines are available at:
http://www.comrade.org.uk/Press/index.htm


3. accepting submissions for "woman chile"

woman chile: a collection of essays and poems written by urban folk.

calling all writers. the urban folk collective is now
accepting submissions for a new project called "woman
chile: a collection of essays and poems." in
light of women's history month, we are going to print
a book of essays and poems that explore the challenges
women face trying to remain youthful,
optimistic and feminine throughout their lifetime. the
deadline for submission is monday, march 12th. please
read below for guidelines.

submission guidelines:

1) persons may submit one essay or 2 poems for consideration.

2) submissions may be made via email or snail mail:
the urban folk collective
510 w. melrose way
lb, ca. 90802

3) submissions must include: author's name, address
and phone number, short introduction to submitted work(s)
, title of submitted work(s)

4) essays and poems should not exceed 2 pages single spaced.

5) essays and poems must be original works.

6) if selected, authors will be asked to send a $5.00
contribution towards production.

V. Announcements

1. Austin International Poery Festival web site has
updated page of all registered poets for April 2001.
Check it out at http://www.aipf.org

2. From Alice Pero in SoCal:
"I am looking for a person (female) to share gas and
motel room and possibly help with driving from LA to
Austin for the festival. If you would like to
trek with me across several Southwestern States in
April to jam at the AIPF, email me:
pero@earthlink.net - Alice Pero

3. "Rattapallax"
Subject: Literary Conference at the United Nations

Hello Everyone: 18 editors and coordinators from
around the world will be meeting in New York City at
the United Nations during the last week in March
2001 as part of the Dialogue Among Civilizations
Through Poetry program. The objective and list of
editors is stated below. The conference is being
organized and lead by David H. Lynn (Editor of
the 'Kenyon Review), John Kinsella (Editor of Salt,
Stand and International Editor at the Kenyon Review),
Tatjana Daan and Arnoloda Jagersma (Poetry
International Foundation, Rotterdam) and Ram Devineni
(publisher of Rattapallax Press). A full schedule
will be posted on our website soon--
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org

Cheers,
Ram Devineni
Program Coordinator

Objective: To investigate ways how to stimulate
dialogue among cultures through poetry using new
technologies and international resources. The central
focus is the development of an internet portal
for poetry through Poetry International and an
organizational structure to facilitate interaction and
events programming.

Participants:
(1) Ricardo Ibarlucia (Diario de poesia, Argentina)
(2) Al Creighton (University of Guyana)
(3) Mohammed Bennis (House of poetry Casablanca, Morocco)
(4) Iztok Osojnik (Slovenian Writers Association,
International Poetry festival Vilenica, Slovenia)
(5) Charles H. Rowell (Callaloo, USA)
(6) Therese Eiben (Poets & Writers Magazine, USA)
(7) William Wadsworth (Academy of American Poets, USA)
(8) Guy Shahar (Cortland Review, USA)
(9) Herbert Leibowitz (Parnassus, USA)
(10) Peggy Randall (CLMP, USA)
(11) Greg Gatenby (Harbour Front Series, Toronto, Canada)
(12) Rebecca Wolf (Fence, USA)
(13) Jenine Gordon Bockman (Literal Latte, USA)
(14) John Kinsella (Stand, Salt and Kenyon Review, UK/Australia)
(15) David H. Lynn (Kenyon Review, USA)
(16) Arnolda Jagersma (Poetry International
Foundation, The Netherlands)
(17) Tatjana Daan (Poetry International Foundation, The Netherlands)
(18) Ram Devineni (Rattapallax, USA)

Welcome new readers. Anyone wanting off the mailing
list, e me at stazja@aol.com

The MAP is posted online at:

The Poets' Porch: www.poetsporch.com
Dream Forge: www.pcisys.net/~drmforge/poems.htm
Austin Metro: www.austinmetro.com/poetpage.html
Sun Poets Society http://clik.to/SunPoets
Austin International Poetry Festival: http://aipf.org

Much love,
Stazja