http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog poetry, art, chaos, photography, misc. rants Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:26:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pushcart Prize Nominee! This year I have been nominated by Mr. Catfish McDaris for the Pushcart Prize. The nomination is a great honor I would like to thank Catfish and all of my supporters!! http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=422 new poetry posted here: http://alternativereel.com/includes/poets-corner/display_review.php?id=00091happy to be here, in with very good company so be sure and check out the other writer's when you stop by.xoDebbie http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=421 new poem My DNA screams Harvard Material. On telling myWhose afraid of Virginia woolf childAdvice as they are going off to“college”Ivy league more than likely… I think I’d say somethingTo burn deepAnd replaceThe naïve frecklesAnd replace them withKnowledgeWhose baggage is of course MemoriesAnd how they haunt meBetter than any ole’ ghostI’ve ever conjured upOn your ... http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=420 I have Three poems LIVE here on Catfish McDaris’ blog! http://catfishgringoriver.blogspot.com/ would love comments and feedback! http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=419 New webpage for DOPE Magazine, check it out! http://dope.tntkirk.com/ http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=418 My dog Gonzo is a rock star! http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=416 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DOPE Magazine Issue 2 is seeking submissions! This is a one time ALL FEMALE issue. This will be a perfect bound book with Glossy cover. What we want: Poetry, art, Prose, Sex, drugs, rock and roll, photography, erotica, music, burlesque, bondage, smut, any experimental art forms...pretty much anything goes. Unlike the last issue the subject ... http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=415 The Buzz about DOPE Brian Fugett has very kindly offered to reprint DOPE #1. I'm thrilled to announce this! Also, I'd like to announce that I am making DOPE a yearly magazine. I am currently working on a small website with details, but it WILL be print and I'm going old school on this ... http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=414 This is really exciting and flattering. An ollllllld friends younger sister has picked up writing over the last 5 years. She has been a “fan” of mine and we corresponded. For her college English paper on a poet she chose me. Like I said, It is very flattering and I think she did a wonderful job. I’d like to share it with you! Mary Baldwin Professor Castellarin English 236 16 March 2010 Literary TNT: The Poetry of Debbie Kirk In the first few lines of Charles Bukowski’s poem so you want to be a writer? Bukowski says that “if it doesn't come bursting out of you/in spite of everything, /don't do it” (Bukowski). Debbie Kirk’s poetry follows this advice, ... http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=412 second new poem Martha Stewart recommendations Fuck therapy Get a dog Fuck meds Exercise And please please please Rip the beating heart Out of the Buddha Who stands before you And eat it like You’re serving 18 to life. http://tntkirk.com/Pages/blog/?p=411