Czeslaw Milosz; Zora Neale Hurston; Ayn Rand; Dostoevsky; Seamus Heaney; U2; Rita Dove; Neil Gaiman; Kurt Vonnegut; Gabriel Garcia Marquez; the nation of Iceland; small fluffy animals...
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Some very kind folks have offered me some very flattering poetic comparisons, so as far as I can tell, I fall somewhere in between Emily Dickinson, the beat poets, and Ani DiFranco, with a little bit of the surreal thrown in.
“The first time I read my poetry in front of an audience, I was shaking like I’d just had twelve cups of espresso. Somehow, I managed to read two of my poems, and in spite of the anxiety, I returned to the same poetry night the following month. When one of the audience members actually requested one of my poems from the previous month, I finally started believing that I’d found some direction for the first time in my life.”
The arts have always been important to T.M. Göttl, and she started writing stories almost as soon as she learned to hold a pencil. By high school, Göttl started filling notebooks with poems and journaling on any scrap of paper she could find.
College graduation brought partial unemployment and a great big question mark about the future, driving her away from the arts, probably at a time when she needed them the most. But either by chance or fate, she eventually found herself among some inspiring people. She started writing poetry again, and finally took the chance of attending her first poetry open mic night.
“Unfortunately, too many people fear poetry because they don’t understand it, and just the word 'poetry' can conjure images of stiff, nasty, old English teachers with thick glasses. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone tell me, 'But I’m not a poetry person!' I want to help break apart that fear, because poetry has little or nothing to do with scholars. It has everything to do with people reaching other people.”
You can now purchase T.M. Göttl's first full-length collection, STRETCHING THE WINDOW!
Also, please visit Deep Cleveland to read more of T.M. Göttl's poetry!
Ah... the portraits.. yes.. it was fun.. One particular one is my favorite.. will post them up tonight if I have time. The last half hour of the sitting was the hardest.. got both fidgety and sleepy.
Enjoyed hearing you read Wednesday again... a few pieces I'd not heard you read before... wonderful.
Thank you for checking it out. The Civic is setting up the show if February; I actually know very little of the details but it should be fun in any event. I just finished a different show and am about to concentrate on this one.
Video documentation of a performance piece by my friend Nate Kassel who rode around on his bike slapping high-fives to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. Enjoy!
Ohio Poetry Day is just around the corner and if you and all of your North Coast Friends come it could be a Blast!
I'm sorry that I could not make it to the benefit bash, but we did promote it and I gave a donation through John B's Birthday wish which was kind of cool of him to do that.
You should get lunch sign up in and write in that you are a vegan, that would probably be a first for Amy Joe Zook!
Bring your chap books to sell in the book room ! I should remember to bring mine for an autograph.
hey ya. its been a while. i hope touring is going good for you! hows the book!? :) havent heard from you in a while. ive been writing from time to time, have a couple new poems and a short story. lemmee know we can trade poems :) ive been mostly working on my painting right now, and working up to reading my poetry again. ppl seem to like it, just stage frights horrid. lol. vertigos been inviting me to his poetry bashes he has in angel falls. you ever go? you should, i would def read if you did lol. power in numbers i guess lol. let me know if your ever in the canton alliance area, and we should get together. :) see ya
Have you heard of A Course In Miracles? I share lots of ACIM videos (short ones on Youtube & longer ones on Myspace) that explain forgiveness from an Ultimate Perspective that is unswerving, although very, very gentle. Best of all its free. :)
Which I wish to say is this There is no beginning to an end But there is a beginning and an end To beginning. Why yes of course. Any one can learn that north of course Is not only north but north as north Why were they worried. What I wish to say is this. Yes of course
hey ya! Looong time! ;) hows the book selling/going? New one in sight? Still doin a bunch of readings? Ever at muggz? Lol. I have started up writing a bit more..had writers block. Ne who update me on life ;)
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