I just stole this off someone's MySpace page. (I'm sure he stole it from somewhere else on the web, too.)
2000 BC, Here eat this root.
1000 AD, That root is for a heathen, here say this prayer.
1850 AD, That prayer is superstition, here drink this potion.
1940 AD, That potion is snake oil, here swallow this pill.
1985 AD, That pill is ineffective, here take this antibiotic
2000 AD, That antibiotic is artificial, here eat this root.
March 7, 2009
March 1, 2009
Site Issues
Okay, after three days of chaos and confusion, the issues that have plagued the PoetsHaven.com site since Thursday are now resolved. I have reactivated the forum and turned poetry, story, art, and essay submissions back on.
I have decided to do something different with the book, music, movie, and game review sections, and have kept them closed to submissions until I complete the changes there.
I apologize for any inconvenience readers and writers may have experienced these past few days.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Vertigo Xavier
publisher, The Poet's Haven
http://www.PoetsHaven.com
I have decided to do something different with the book, music, movie, and game review sections, and have kept them closed to submissions until I complete the changes there.
I apologize for any inconvenience readers and writers may have experienced these past few days.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Vertigo Xavier
publisher, The Poet's Haven
http://www.PoetsHaven.com
February 21, 2009
podcast updates...
I'll be working on some new podcast episodes very soon. My mouth injury is mostly healed, and should be fully healed by Monday or Tuesday. I'll probably release a "double feature" or two, two episodes back to back, to get caught up. The next episode will conclude Dianne Borsenik's feature reading from December 6th at the Phoenix, then we will begin hearing readings from January's Angel Falls show and last weekend's Phoenix Coffee show.
WE NEED MUSIC! I'll come right out and say it. The big delay in getting new podcast episodes out the past two months has been that the music submissions stopped coming in. Spread the word! This podcast has over 700 subscribers, and that number goes up with each new episode. This podcast's audience is varied and diverse. Your music won't be heard by just one type of music fan. If you're interested in getting you or your band's music featured in upcoming episodes, send me an e-mail!
Don't forget our next gig, March 21 at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick featuring poetry by Jason Floyd Williams and music by Ramona Stone! This will be an ALL-AGES/MODERATED show, meaning language must be kept PG-13 but you can bring your kids / sibs / evil minions / etc. Remember, The Poet's Haven is open to writers of ALL ages (though any writer under 13 years of age will require a parent or guardian's signature on the podcast recording release form).
WE NEED MUSIC! I'll come right out and say it. The big delay in getting new podcast episodes out the past two months has been that the music submissions stopped coming in. Spread the word! This podcast has over 700 subscribers, and that number goes up with each new episode. This podcast's audience is varied and diverse. Your music won't be heard by just one type of music fan. If you're interested in getting you or your band's music featured in upcoming episodes, send me an e-mail!
Don't forget our next gig, March 21 at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick featuring poetry by Jason Floyd Williams and music by Ramona Stone! This will be an ALL-AGES/MODERATED show, meaning language must be kept PG-13 but you can bring your kids / sibs / evil minions / etc. Remember, The Poet's Haven is open to writers of ALL ages (though any writer under 13 years of age will require a parent or guardian's signature on the podcast recording release form).
February 14, 2009
Another Smashing Success!!!
Tonight's Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event was another smashing success!
I am considering starting future shows an hour earlier, at 7 PM instead of 8 PM, to give us more time for poetry. Any feedback?
Again, THANK YOU to tonight's featured poets, Jeff Kosiba and Carmen Tracey! THANK YOU to Neal, Mark, Josh, and Rich from Dear Holden for playing a great set. These guys came all the way up from Dover/New Philly! THANK YOU to new voices (at least at a Poet's Haven show) Marlana-Patrice, Robert O'Lexa, Michele McBride, Jeremy R. Himmelright, Suzanne Savickas, and Peter Hessman (who runs an open-mic at Arabica in Canton on the first Tuesday of every month)! THANK YOU to returning poets Jen Pezzo, 'Bert Paliwoda, Dianne Borsenik, and Christopher Franke! THANK YOU to the many faces I recognized in the crowd who did not read tonight, including Wendy Schaffer, Steve Goldberg, Rob Rosin, and Jacob and Carla (who run the open-mic and Slam at April 2nd Gallery in Canton on the first Friday every month). THANK YOU to the Phoenix for hosting us. And THANK YOU to Joe Sabatino (whom will be my brother-in-law come October) for filling in on MC duties.
Our next show will be an ALL-AGES/MODERATED event at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick, Ohio on March 21st featuring singer/songwriter Ramona Stone and poet Jason Floyd Williams! Don't miss it!
Sincerely,
Vertigo Xavier
publisher, The Poet's Haven
http://www.PoetsHaven.com
I am considering starting future shows an hour earlier, at 7 PM instead of 8 PM, to give us more time for poetry. Any feedback?
Again, THANK YOU to tonight's featured poets, Jeff Kosiba and Carmen Tracey! THANK YOU to Neal, Mark, Josh, and Rich from Dear Holden for playing a great set. These guys came all the way up from Dover/New Philly! THANK YOU to new voices (at least at a Poet's Haven show) Marlana-Patrice, Robert O'Lexa, Michele McBride, Jeremy R. Himmelright, Suzanne Savickas, and Peter Hessman (who runs an open-mic at Arabica in Canton on the first Tuesday of every month)! THANK YOU to returning poets Jen Pezzo, 'Bert Paliwoda, Dianne Borsenik, and Christopher Franke! THANK YOU to the many faces I recognized in the crowd who did not read tonight, including Wendy Schaffer, Steve Goldberg, Rob Rosin, and Jacob and Carla (who run the open-mic and Slam at April 2nd Gallery in Canton on the first Friday every month). THANK YOU to the Phoenix for hosting us. And THANK YOU to Joe Sabatino (whom will be my brother-in-law come October) for filling in on MC duties.
Our next show will be an ALL-AGES/MODERATED event at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick, Ohio on March 21st featuring singer/songwriter Ramona Stone and poet Jason Floyd Williams! Don't miss it!
Sincerely,
Vertigo Xavier
publisher, The Poet's Haven
http://www.PoetsHaven.com
February 7, 2009
Updates...
I've got a million things going on lately.
I'm checking out poems in the submission queue whenever I have a few moments. No promises as to when the queue will be cleared, but I'm picking them off one at a time.
New CD: You can't get this on Amazon (yet, I hope). The Dreaming, featuring Christopher Hall from Stabbing Westward, have been selling a special disc at shows, and are now selling it on their MySpace page. It contains some "b-sides," covers, and remixes. Last year's "Etched in Blood" doesn't go more than week without finding itself back in my CD player, and I'm delighted to have this "pre-op" disc to mix into my playlist. It includes a cover of The Cure's "Lets Go to Bed" that simply must be heard. It also has their version of "Send Me an Angel," which if you bought "Etched in Blood" off of Amazon MP3 or iTunes, you might've missed. (It was a hidden track on the CD.)
http://www.myspace.com/thedreaming
PODCASTS: We have enough poetry for the next five episodes, but we need music for those episodes! If you're interested in getting a song or two featured in upcoming episodes, please send me a message.
SHOW UPDATES:
See the flier for March's show below!
April 25 at Visible Voice Books in Cleveland will feature poet Lisa Vicious from Detroit!!!
May 23 at Phoenix Coffee in South Euclid will feature C. Allen Rearick!!!
As soon as the second features for these shows are confirmed, I'll have fliers ready.
March 21 at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick, OH features singer/songwriter Ramona Stone and poet Jason Floyd Williams!!!
Don't forget, this Saturday, Valentine's Day, we are at the Phoenix in South Euclid, featuring Jeff Kosiba and Carmen Tracey!
I'm checking out poems in the submission queue whenever I have a few moments. No promises as to when the queue will be cleared, but I'm picking them off one at a time.
New CD: You can't get this on Amazon (yet, I hope). The Dreaming, featuring Christopher Hall from Stabbing Westward, have been selling a special disc at shows, and are now selling it on their MySpace page. It contains some "b-sides," covers, and remixes. Last year's "Etched in Blood" doesn't go more than week without finding itself back in my CD player, and I'm delighted to have this "pre-op" disc to mix into my playlist. It includes a cover of The Cure's "Lets Go to Bed" that simply must be heard. It also has their version of "Send Me an Angel," which if you bought "Etched in Blood" off of Amazon MP3 or iTunes, you might've missed. (It was a hidden track on the CD.)
http://www.myspace.com/thedreaming
PODCASTS: We have enough poetry for the next five episodes, but we need music for those episodes! If you're interested in getting a song or two featured in upcoming episodes, please send me a message.
SHOW UPDATES:
See the flier for March's show below!
April 25 at Visible Voice Books in Cleveland will feature poet Lisa Vicious from Detroit!!!
May 23 at Phoenix Coffee in South Euclid will feature C. Allen Rearick!!!
As soon as the second features for these shows are confirmed, I'll have fliers ready.
March 21 at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick, OH features singer/songwriter Ramona Stone and poet Jason Floyd Williams!!!
Don't forget, this Saturday, Valentine's Day, we are at the Phoenix in South Euclid, featuring Jeff Kosiba and Carmen Tracey!
Kitchen Stand-Off...
This started out as a Facebook status update, but ran too long. This really happened. :-)
There is a stand-off in the kitchen. The human is fixing sesame teriyaki noodles and meatballs. To his right: the dog - "Meatball? I smell meatball? Give me meatball? Meatball? I smell meatball?" To his left: the cat - "I don't care what you are making, but you will be giving it to me. I'm waiting. If you do not give me what you are making, I will be forced to use my claws." The human reaches for the minced onion. The cat head-buts him in the kneecap and digs a claw into his ankle. The dog smells meatball and takes a step forward. The cat jumps off the human's foot and claws the dog's face. Both creatures land in their original positions. The stand-off resumes. Cat: "You aren't planning on eating that, are you? It will be mine." Dog: "Meatball? Meatball? Meatball?" The human removes the meatballs from the microwave and starts to drop them in the noodles. "MEATBALL!" The dog tries to knock the human over so the last meatball falls to the floor. The cat moves faster and knocks the falling beefsphere under the baby-gate that keeps the dog out of the basement. The cat is certain to twitch her tail in the dog's face as she crawls under the gate to claim her prize. Taking note, the human removes two slices of American cheese from the refrigerator. As he opens the wrappers, the cat runs back into the kitchen, her meatball forgotten. "CHEESE IS MINE! CHEESE IS MINE!" Turns out, the dog likes cheese too, and is delighted to wolf down two slices, sharing none with the cat. The human then transfers the noodles from the saucepan into a bowl, gets a pair of chopsticks from the drawer, and retires with his lunch to the computer room.
There is a stand-off in the kitchen. The human is fixing sesame teriyaki noodles and meatballs. To his right: the dog - "Meatball? I smell meatball? Give me meatball? Meatball? I smell meatball?" To his left: the cat - "I don't care what you are making, but you will be giving it to me. I'm waiting. If you do not give me what you are making, I will be forced to use my claws." The human reaches for the minced onion. The cat head-buts him in the kneecap and digs a claw into his ankle. The dog smells meatball and takes a step forward. The cat jumps off the human's foot and claws the dog's face. Both creatures land in their original positions. The stand-off resumes. Cat: "You aren't planning on eating that, are you? It will be mine." Dog: "Meatball? Meatball? Meatball?" The human removes the meatballs from the microwave and starts to drop them in the noodles. "MEATBALL!" The dog tries to knock the human over so the last meatball falls to the floor. The cat moves faster and knocks the falling beefsphere under the baby-gate that keeps the dog out of the basement. The cat is certain to twitch her tail in the dog's face as she crawls under the gate to claim her prize. Taking note, the human removes two slices of American cheese from the refrigerator. As he opens the wrappers, the cat runs back into the kitchen, her meatball forgotten. "CHEESE IS MINE! CHEESE IS MINE!" Turns out, the dog likes cheese too, and is delighted to wolf down two slices, sharing none with the cat. The human then transfers the noodles from the saucepan into a bowl, gets a pair of chopsticks from the drawer, and retires with his lunch to the computer room.
January 25, 2009
Angel Falls show a HUGE success!!!
I'm still riding high from last night's standing-room-only Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event! We had a total of sixteen people read at the mic, and a coffee house FULL of people there to enjoy poetry. I'll begin putting together some podcasts ASAP. The next two episodes will contain material from the last two shows of 2008 as well as some material from last night. (Episode 18 has been ALMOST ready for a couple weeks now, it just needed one more poem to fill the runtime. I'll probably use Christopher Franke's poem from last night, as the episode includes his feature read at Cool Beans. 19 will feature the second half of Dianne Borsenik's feature at the Phoenix in South Euclid.)
That said, I will be needing music for the next few episodes. If anyone is interested in having a song or two included in upcoming episodes, contact me.
Don't miss next month's Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event. February 14th, we will be at Phoenix Coffee in South Euclid, OH. Our featured poets will be Carmen Tracey and Jeff Kosiba. Jeff and Carmen featuring on Valentine's Day! This will be fun! :-D
Here's a look at the schedule ahead:
March 21st at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick will feature singer/songwriter Ramona Stone! The featured poets for that event and for April and May's shows will be announced soon.
--VX
That said, I will be needing music for the next few episodes. If anyone is interested in having a song or two included in upcoming episodes, contact me.
Don't miss next month's Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event. February 14th, we will be at Phoenix Coffee in South Euclid, OH. Our featured poets will be Carmen Tracey and Jeff Kosiba. Jeff and Carmen featuring on Valentine's Day! This will be fun! :-D
Here's a look at the schedule ahead:
March 21st at Insights Coffee & More in Brunswick will feature singer/songwriter Ramona Stone! The featured poets for that event and for April and May's shows will be announced soon.
--VX
January 18, 2009
16 Things (okay, get off my case, everyone...)
1. I have not written a poem in ten years. Most of the poems I wrote ended up getting burned. On purpose.
2. Tobacco smoke disgusts me. I don't have as much of a problem with marijuana smoke.
3. The first concert I attended was Hank Williams Jr. I was 8 at the time. All I remember is the horrible job the sound crew did. When I was 9 or 10, we went to see the New Kids on the Block in concert at the outdoor Blossom Music Center. All I remember is the chick who passed out before the show started and eating Mr. Hero sandwiches out of a cooler. The first concert I bought tickets to was Def Lepard when I was 16. I broke up with my girlfriend two weeks before the concert and ended up going to it with my mom.
4. I have dated three girls named Angie. I regret dating all three of them. One of them, I regret more than all others, because I lost one of my best friends as a result.
5. I don't drink as much or as often as one would think I do based on my humor and and Facebook posts. I can count the number of times I've been drunk on one hand. That said, it does take very large quantities of alcohol to get me drunk.
6. I spend more time shopping for video games than I do playing them. Yet I continue to buy them.
7. I refer to the owner of the comic book store I shop at as my drug dealer. Hey, $50 a week in comics is still cheaper than heroin, right?
8. In college, I wrote a critical essay about a comic book to antagonize an English professor who made a joke about "juvenile habits" after seeing a copy of David Mack's "Kabuki" on my desk. (Google it if you are not familiar. Definitely NOT a book aimed at kids.) That professor ended up wanting to read the book I wrote the essay on. Mission accomplished.
9. In 2000, I voted for George W. Bush. (Sorry, I could not vote for any ticket with Joseph Lieberman on it, let alone a Gore/Lieberman ticket.)
10. I attribute my surviving high-school to a well-worn cassette of The Cure's "Wish" album.
11. I attribute several of my high-school classmates surviving to the fact that I did not have access to guns as a youth.
12. I currently own six record players and one 8-track player. I have, since the new year, purchased eight new vinyl records, including new releases from The Offspring and Panic at the Disco.
13. I root for the bad guys.
14. I know how to bake and cook. I'm just too impatient to do all the work when I know I can just buy it in the freezer section ready to nuke.
15. It is really challenging to come up with one sex-related item to put on this list when I use Facebook for professional purposes...
16. I once spent four days working as a second-shift telemarketer. I quit when I realized that the call that woke me and had me screaming about how we were on the do-not-call list at 9:30 AM was from someone on the other shift.
2. Tobacco smoke disgusts me. I don't have as much of a problem with marijuana smoke.
3. The first concert I attended was Hank Williams Jr. I was 8 at the time. All I remember is the horrible job the sound crew did. When I was 9 or 10, we went to see the New Kids on the Block in concert at the outdoor Blossom Music Center. All I remember is the chick who passed out before the show started and eating Mr. Hero sandwiches out of a cooler. The first concert I bought tickets to was Def Lepard when I was 16. I broke up with my girlfriend two weeks before the concert and ended up going to it with my mom.
4. I have dated three girls named Angie. I regret dating all three of them. One of them, I regret more than all others, because I lost one of my best friends as a result.
5. I don't drink as much or as often as one would think I do based on my humor and and Facebook posts. I can count the number of times I've been drunk on one hand. That said, it does take very large quantities of alcohol to get me drunk.
6. I spend more time shopping for video games than I do playing them. Yet I continue to buy them.
7. I refer to the owner of the comic book store I shop at as my drug dealer. Hey, $50 a week in comics is still cheaper than heroin, right?
8. In college, I wrote a critical essay about a comic book to antagonize an English professor who made a joke about "juvenile habits" after seeing a copy of David Mack's "Kabuki" on my desk. (Google it if you are not familiar. Definitely NOT a book aimed at kids.) That professor ended up wanting to read the book I wrote the essay on. Mission accomplished.
9. In 2000, I voted for George W. Bush. (Sorry, I could not vote for any ticket with Joseph Lieberman on it, let alone a Gore/Lieberman ticket.)
10. I attribute my surviving high-school to a well-worn cassette of The Cure's "Wish" album.
11. I attribute several of my high-school classmates surviving to the fact that I did not have access to guns as a youth.
12. I currently own six record players and one 8-track player. I have, since the new year, purchased eight new vinyl records, including new releases from The Offspring and Panic at the Disco.
13. I root for the bad guys.
14. I know how to bake and cook. I'm just too impatient to do all the work when I know I can just buy it in the freezer section ready to nuke.
15. It is really challenging to come up with one sex-related item to put on this list when I use Facebook for professional purposes...
16. I once spent four days working as a second-shift telemarketer. I quit when I realized that the call that woke me and had me screaming about how we were on the do-not-call list at 9:30 AM was from someone on the other shift.
December 26, 2008
FLASHBACK: April 2000 - Issue Zero Debut in Pittsburgh
It's FLASHBACK time! A photo on the MySpace page of an upcoming Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven featured poet made me think of one of these pictures, so I decided to repost them. (I'll be announcing the featured poets soon.)
The time: April 28, 29, and 30, 2000. The Poet's Haven Digest Issue Zero made its debut at the Pittsburgh Comicon and small press expo. I was excited upon arriving there, as my table was only 30 feet away from fantasy artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell! Unfortunately, their line turned the wrong direction and did not pass my table. My table was across from the Hooters Girls (there is a Hooters restaurant just down the road from the Monroeville Expomart convention center), which did not draw the people whose attention I was trying to grab. LOL
Ryo-Oh-Ki helped hand out Poet's Haven business cards.
Stormtrooper TK725 perused Issue Zero to make sure none of the content would offend the Emperor.
Hmmm... Is the approval of a HellSpawn a good thing?
Mercenary Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool
Avenger Hawkeye, now deceased, errr, resurrected as Ronin... Oye, comics...
Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mercury
Tuxedo Mask
Tomb Raider Laura Croft
The time: April 28, 29, and 30, 2000. The Poet's Haven Digest Issue Zero made its debut at the Pittsburgh Comicon and small press expo. I was excited upon arriving there, as my table was only 30 feet away from fantasy artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell! Unfortunately, their line turned the wrong direction and did not pass my table. My table was across from the Hooters Girls (there is a Hooters restaurant just down the road from the Monroeville Expomart convention center), which did not draw the people whose attention I was trying to grab. LOL
Ryo-Oh-Ki helped hand out Poet's Haven business cards.
Stormtrooper TK725 perused Issue Zero to make sure none of the content would offend the Emperor.
Hmmm... Is the approval of a HellSpawn a good thing?
Mercenary Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool
Avenger Hawkeye, now deceased, errr, resurrected as Ronin... Oye, comics...
Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mercury
Tuxedo Mask
Tomb Raider Laura Croft
December 7, 2008
Bad weather, but still a great show!
Tonight, I find myself wishing I'd used the "idiots who don't know how to drive" intro to the new podcast. It would've been appropriate. But despite icy roads, we still had an excellent Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event at the Phoenix in South Euclid!
I had a rough start to the night. Dominica Sanchez had to cancel her appearance due to the flu. A number of things had me leaving the house two hours later than I'd wanted to. The weather wasn't very helpful, either. I arrived at the café a little bit after 7:00 and went to work setting up. The good news is, the more shows I've done, the faster I've gotten at setting up and tearing down. LOL. While a number of people that we'd hoped would be there were not able to make it, we did have a decent turn-out, including one poet from Michigan, three poets who had not yet read for the podcast, and three more friends and dare I say "regular contributors." I also threw in my short comedy routine (though I haven't decided whether or not to include it in a podcast). We'll be back at the Phoenix on Valentine's Day. For now I get a few weeks to catch up on my rest, maybe get some more T-shirts screen printed, and get down to business scheduling shows and featured poets for 2009. :-D
I had a rough start to the night. Dominica Sanchez had to cancel her appearance due to the flu. A number of things had me leaving the house two hours later than I'd wanted to. The weather wasn't very helpful, either. I arrived at the café a little bit after 7:00 and went to work setting up. The good news is, the more shows I've done, the faster I've gotten at setting up and tearing down. LOL. While a number of people that we'd hoped would be there were not able to make it, we did have a decent turn-out, including one poet from Michigan, three poets who had not yet read for the podcast, and three more friends and dare I say "regular contributors." I also threw in my short comedy routine (though I haven't decided whether or not to include it in a podcast). We'll be back at the Phoenix on Valentine's Day. For now I get a few weeks to catch up on my rest, maybe get some more T-shirts screen printed, and get down to business scheduling shows and featured poets for 2009. :-D
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