Pick a band or musician and answer the questions using only song titles by that artist.
Pick your Artist:
Jim Steinman
Are you a male or female:
Lost Boys and Golden Girls
Describe yourself:
All Revved Up With No Place To Go
How do you feel?
I've Been Dreaming Up a Storm Lately
Describe where you currently live:
Back Into Hell
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?:
Nowhere Fast
Your favorite form of transportation:
Peel Out
Your best friend[s] is[are]:
More Than You Deserve
You and your best friends are:
Rebel Without a Clue
What's the weather like?:
The Storm
Favorite time of day:
Faster Than the Speed of Night
If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?:
Dance in My Pants
What is life to you:
Love, Death, and an American Guitar
Your current relationship:
Stark Raving Love
Your fear:
Left in the Dark (Again)
What is the best advice you have to give?
Safe Sex
Thought for the Day:
It's All Coming Back To Me Now
How I would like to die:
Tanz der Vampire
My soul's present condition:
Pray Lewd
My motto:
A Wasted Youth Is Better By Far Than a Wise and Productive Old Age
July 23, 2009
July 15, 2009
Submission Backlog, New Work On Site...
I'm still trying to get caught up with the submission backlog. Many new poetry pages have been added to the site tonight, with many more to come. There are also several short stories awaiting review.
Work has begun on the all new Poet's Haven Digest magazine! Six issues are being planned, with the first coming very soon. COVER ART is needed for the magazine! The covers will be full-color!
I'm also working on more podcasts. Episode 25 will be finished soon, featuring Jeff Kosiba.
Work has begun on the all new Poet's Haven Digest magazine! Six issues are being planned, with the first coming very soon. COVER ART is needed for the magazine! The covers will be full-color!
I'm also working on more podcasts. Episode 25 will be finished soon, featuring Jeff Kosiba.
June 6, 2009
Server Glitch, Other Issues, Other News
Apologies to anyone who had trouble accessing PoetsHaven.com, neopoets.org, or any of the other sites I host last night. There was a glitch on the server that caused errors whenever a PHP script tried to run. (Almost everything here runs through PHP.) The glitch was fixed late Friday night / early Saturday morning, and everything is now back to normal. Nothing was lost during this time, the pages were simply unable to load.
Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven episode 23 should have been released by now. Here's what's going on there. After a stressful day last Sunday, I woke up Monday morning to discover that I'd bitten down on my tongue in my sleep again. While it wasn't as bad as when this happened in February, I am once again having trouble speaking clearly. Episodes 23 and 24 will be released soon, but will feature a guest emcee. As for how to stop this from happening again, once my tongue is healed, I'm going to get to the dentist and see about getting some kind of mouth guard to wear at night. I know this has to be stress related, but I don't foresee any reduction in my stress level anytime soon. I do know that I cannot allow this to happen again. I heal slow as is, and I need to be able to speak and perform at shows. Especially this month's show. ;-)
June 20th's Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event is coming together quite nicely. While the show I had originally been planning did not work out (that would be the above mentioned stress from last Sunday), I have changed the direction of the show a bit, targeting a different section of the NE Ohio poetry scene. As much as I often lament how many small factions make up the poetry scene around here, all of these groups share respect for the others. Most of the poets I've come to know belong to at least two of these groups. One advantage a show like The Poet's Haven has amid all this is that if a "competing event" is announced, we can simply target a different audience than the other show. We still want to draw as many poets and performers as possible, but we don't have to be in direct competition with another poetry event. In the end, this motivates me to put together some very unique shows rather than following the trends and featuring the same poets as everyone else. The shows are better for it.
I don't want to say too much, but I'm planning something for this show that you have to be there for. Something that will NOT be used in the podcast. Something involving me on the microphone. This is your chance to see me embarrass myself in front of an audience. It will NOT be repeated. And, yes, I will be hitting the big three-zero right before this show.
Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven episode 23 should have been released by now. Here's what's going on there. After a stressful day last Sunday, I woke up Monday morning to discover that I'd bitten down on my tongue in my sleep again. While it wasn't as bad as when this happened in February, I am once again having trouble speaking clearly. Episodes 23 and 24 will be released soon, but will feature a guest emcee. As for how to stop this from happening again, once my tongue is healed, I'm going to get to the dentist and see about getting some kind of mouth guard to wear at night. I know this has to be stress related, but I don't foresee any reduction in my stress level anytime soon. I do know that I cannot allow this to happen again. I heal slow as is, and I need to be able to speak and perform at shows. Especially this month's show. ;-)
June 20th's Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven event is coming together quite nicely. While the show I had originally been planning did not work out (that would be the above mentioned stress from last Sunday), I have changed the direction of the show a bit, targeting a different section of the NE Ohio poetry scene. As much as I often lament how many small factions make up the poetry scene around here, all of these groups share respect for the others. Most of the poets I've come to know belong to at least two of these groups. One advantage a show like The Poet's Haven has amid all this is that if a "competing event" is announced, we can simply target a different audience than the other show. We still want to draw as many poets and performers as possible, but we don't have to be in direct competition with another poetry event. In the end, this motivates me to put together some very unique shows rather than following the trends and featuring the same poets as everyone else. The shows are better for it.
I don't want to say too much, but I'm planning something for this show that you have to be there for. Something that will NOT be used in the podcast. Something involving me on the microphone. This is your chance to see me embarrass myself in front of an audience. It will NOT be repeated. And, yes, I will be hitting the big three-zero right before this show.
May 18, 2009
Moderated vs. Unmoderated Poetry Events
T.M. Göttl, a frequent guest in the Saturday Night With The Poet's Haven podcast series and open-mic events, has written an excellent essay commenting on moderated vs. unmoderated poetry events, the need for both, and poets who feel the need to break the rules at moderated shows. Check it out at Cleveland Poetics:
http://clevelandpoetics.blogspot.com/2009/05/all-things-in-moderation.html
http://clevelandpoetics.blogspot.com/2009/05/all-things-in-moderation.html
March 7, 2009
Medicine Through the Ages...
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.
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 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.
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