Ballad

We're back to the classics with David Park Barnitz's poem 'Ballad'. 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'....

Night Shrikes

This week I'm reading my poem 'Night Shrikes', a dark tale of the denizens of Vul Ravin.

The Shadow on the Chimney

This week I'm reading 'The Shadow on the Chimney', the first sonnet in Charles Lovecraft's cycle 'Fear Lurks Atop Tempest Mount'.

The Nightmare Lake

This week I'm back to the classics with H. P. Lovecraft's 'The Nightmare Lake'!

Along Icicle Creek

This week (week of May 19th) I'm reading my poem 'Along Icicle Creek'. It's a truly chilling stroll....

The Land of Darkest Dreams Sonnets 1-4

This 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'.

The Dead Man Walking

This week's reading comes from a suggestion by S. T. Joshi 'The Dead Man Walking' by Thomas Hardy.