tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87705985347122878022024-03-13T11:47:03.772-07:00The Black PoolBeing the mad gibberings of a writer of Weird poetry.D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-54539186739220556712016-11-03T18:12:00.000-07:002016-11-03T18:12:47.646-07:00I'm under the weather this week, and the golden voice isn't up to the task, so I'm reposting my first reading to hold you over till next week. I hope you enjoy it.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gu_grzJztp8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-15668075017389283822016-10-30T19:51:00.000-07:002016-10-30T19:51:18.106-07:00The Land of Darkest Dreams Part 4 Sonnets 13-16This week (or rather last Friday) I'm reading part 4 of K. A. Opperman's sonnet cycle 'The Land of Darkest Dreams'. Includes: XIII. 'The Bookshop', XIV. 'Transformation', XV. 'A Mirror Image' and XVI. 'The Beckoning Hand'.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SCzImQO5aA0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-78313391817575966452016-10-24T20:54:00.000-07:002016-10-24T20:54:16.604-07:00Necuratul and The Dark Spaces of the TreesWell, I'm a couple of weeks behind, so I'm posting the last two video's to get caught up. For the week of 10/13 it was 'Necuratul' by Wade German from his collection <a href="http://www.hippocampuspress.com/mythos-and-other-authors/poetry/dreams-from-a-black-nebula-by-wade-german" target="_blank">Dreams from a Black Nebula</a>.
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For the week of 10/20 it was 'The Dark Spaces of the Trees' by me.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hVUVvHCmN70" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-90014670073323535192016-10-07T10:34:00.000-07:002016-10-07T10:34:51.977-07:00FestivalIn honor of this weekend's H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon, I am reading 'Festival' by HPL!
I'm a guest at the Festival, and I will be on a panel discussing Weird poetry on Friday night, and I will be reading my poetry on Sunday afternoon. If your in the Portland area come on down!
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DM_PyHsIfKA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-70122295570777788342016-09-29T18:00:00.000-07:002016-09-29T18:00:21.469-07:00Relative DarkThis week I'm reading 'Relative Dark' by the fabulous M. F. Webb!
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MvbyatKoj7s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-56787394421766250842016-09-22T18:00:00.000-07:002016-09-22T18:00:41.952-07:00To the DarknessThis week I'm back to the classic Weird with Clark Ashton Smith's 'To the Darkness'.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CxxyeSgmqKs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-65443335872735985902016-09-08T18:00:00.000-07:002016-09-08T18:00:16.042-07:00The Land of Darkest Dreams Part 3 (Sonnets 9-12)This week it's part 3 of my reading of K. A. Opperman's sonnet cycle 'The Land of Darkest Dreams'. This includes: IX. 'The Cemetery of Dead Dreamers', X. 'The Muttering Mushroom', XI. 'The Windows' and XII. 'The Shadow of Yorehaven'.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_PKaUbiU_sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-66975914500403233212016-09-06T20:16:00.001-07:002016-09-06T20:23:58.691-07:00H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival guest and KickstarterI'm going to be a guest at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon October 7th, 8th and 9th. Check out the <a href="http://hplfilmfestival.com/hplfilmfestival-portland-or/guests" target="_blank">guest list</a> to see the whole line-up.
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Help support the Festival (and me!) by contributing to its <a href="http://hplfilmfestival.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=436b55fd2c&id=c763ce5cd9&e=8cbe2666d2" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>. It ends Friday, son now's the time to make that pledge!.
D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-39167240146137642732016-09-01T19:58:00.001-07:002016-09-01T19:58:53.583-07:00At the Last of CarcosaThis week I'm reading 'At the Last of Carcosa' by the amazing Ann K. Schwader!
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0LZbp79EIMk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-42991265835452448552016-09-01T19:50:00.001-07:002016-09-01T19:59:31.928-07:00The ListenersAs I missed getting up last weeks reading, I'm posting it now. Need to have a complete catalog of the series for anyone that wants to see what I've done in the past! So, without further delay, I present my reading of 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare....
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yiwxjsX8jMg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-53096661130616387952016-08-18T05:12:00.001-07:002016-08-18T05:12:49.185-07:00See you Saturday!Things have been a bit crazy around my house this week, so I'm going to need to delay my reading until Saturday at 6:00 PM. See you then!D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-37198393952611929852016-08-11T18:00:00.000-07:002016-08-11T18:00:11.200-07:00After the LightThis week I'm reading my poem 'After the Light'.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GFRUf_2Y7C0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-39100654262406374672016-08-04T18:00:00.000-07:002016-08-07T12:12:22.866-07:00The Ballad of Jack KeeperThis week I'm reading 'The Ballad of Jack Keeper' by that balladeer of the Bizarre and all around swell guy Adam Bolivar! Enjoy!
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l8_VYwZzJq4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-49341034302682889772016-06-24T04:52:00.001-07:002016-06-24T04:57:30.366-07:00BalladWe're back to the classics with David Park Barnitz's poem 'Ballad'.
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I won't be posting a reading 6/23 or 6/30, but I'll be back 7/7 with the next installment of K. A. Opperman's sonnet cycle 'The Land of Darkest Dreams'....D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-53438253307735129752016-06-10T13:45:00.000-07:002016-06-10T13:45:30.866-07:00Night ShrikesThis week I'm reading my poem 'Night Shrikes', a dark tale of the denizens of <i>Vul Ravin</i>.
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3LbbA2rslQU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-70437446579494898002016-05-26T18:00:00.000-07:002016-05-26T18:00:20.247-07:00The Nightmare LakeThis week I'm back to the classics with H. P. Lovecraft's 'The Nightmare Lake'!
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0XP2MnGzhMw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-41063308376558812812016-05-26T05:55:00.000-07:002016-05-26T05:55:37.571-07:00The Land of Darkest Dreams Sonnets 1-4This week (week of May 12th) I'm beginning a complete reading of K. A. Opperman's sonnet cycle 'The Land of Darkest Dreams'. There are 20 sonnets in the cycle, so I have decided to break them into 5 readings of 4 sonnets each. This first video contains 1.'The Nightmare Muse' 2. 'Yorehaven' 3. 'Tavern Rumors' and 4. 'A Demon Impulse'.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WriMlZKGsTk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-73183374944660430402016-05-05T18:00:00.000-07:002016-05-05T18:00:11.681-07:00The Dead Man WalkingThis week's reading comes from a suggestion by S. T. Joshi 'The Dead Man Walking' by Thomas Hardy.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rmb8Q9-lGYQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>D. L. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18326621824578840981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770598534712287802.post-57903664655923702892016-04-21T18:00:00.000-07:002016-04-21T18:00:15.366-07:00The SummonsThis week I'm reading my poem 'The Summons'. Beware the call of the Forest!!!
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