Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

It is rather unlikely that I need to tell anyone reading
this post how wonderful a patron and promoter of
poetry is Ms Doreen Peri. I would imagine such a post
would be old news. Nevertheless, I felt it necessary to
"say aloud" what is genuinely obvious (in this case)
so that Doreen receives at ...

...and happen to be in the Washington DC area
on December 9th, Jared Carter will be reading
at the Library of Congress. Ted Kooser will
also be there. You can find out more at Jared's
website

www.jaredcarter.com

Not only is Jeb a great guy, but he also writes
some very good poetry.

I wish ...

To All It May Concern:

If this forum is the incorrect place for this inquiry,
please forgive me; I am new to this board; simply
let me know where to post it and I will gladly
do so.

I am looking to make my second book one
aimed at young children (below age eight),
and am seeking an illustrator ...

Zlatko,

Thank you for the very eloquent response to my poem. Your
words are deeply appreciated.

Doreen,

At this point thanking you is becoming redundant; you have
done so much...

Thank you, though, truly.

--J Brian Long

Thank you for your kind words.

--J Brian Long

I spend the change of my days
in the slick car bays, down hard
in the rust of the seeps.

But the gaskets I slap
neath the hood of the Dodge
drip drips to the lip of the pan,

and the pipe-sleeves I pin
to the cracks in the chassis
slip slack against the rack
where it’s split.

Nothing holds. All I ...

Lightning Rod,

This poem is simply lovely. It does what I think poetry
should do.

I think you could eliminate the last strophe, though, and
not lose too much.

Thank you for a delightful read.

--J Brian Long

Doreen,

Your kind words are deeply appreciated. Thank you, truly.

--J Brian Long