A Little Red

Medusa loves to hear about herself:


THE HIGH COST OF MEDUSA'S COIL
—Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale

A little lonely in London after two weeks
of alien talk in foreign lands
I find an Internet-for-fee café
for some camaraderie
of the electronic kind

I click on Medusa’s Kitchen
with its ophidian allure
And decide to print
rather than pay ten pence a
minute to ponder

Not until I’m tucked into bed
in my Bloomsbury B & B
Do I compute 18 pages
at 40 pence a page
equates $14.25

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And worth every penny, right??? SO COOL that you thought of us, though, all that way across the pond...

The new Poetry Now came from Sacramento Poetry Center; this is another happenin' weekend in TomatoTown. Tonight, Luna's Cafe will feature Angela-Dee-Alforque, together with the usual lively line-up of open mic'ers. 8 pm-ish, 1414 16th St., Sac. Info: 441-3831.

Barnes and Noble in Citrus Heights continues its open mic series tomorrow (Friday 11/4) at 7 pm, 6111 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Hts.

Saturday (11/5), Escritores del Nuevo Sol will hold its monthly writing workshop and putluck, 11 a.m., La Raza Galeria Posada (15th & R Sts., Sac., second floor). Info: 456-5323.

Sunday (11/6), PoemSpirits presents Sacramentan Kimberly White at the Sacramento Unitarian Church, 2425 Sierra Blvd., Sac., 6 pm (Rms. 7/8, around back). Info: 451-1372.

And Monday (11/7) the Sacramento Poetry Center will feature Catherine Fraga (HQ, 26th & R Sts., Sac.), 7:30 pm.

Bill Gainer writes from Grass Valley: Neeli Cherkovski has been awarded the 2004 PEN OAKLAND JOSEPHINE MILES NATIONAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WRITING for his book, Leaning Against Time. Neeli is on cloud-nine and we here at R.L. Crow Publications can't stop spinning! The presentation ceremony is December 2, at the Oakland Civic Auditorium; you know we will be there! Congratulations to Bill's press for this outstanding achievement!

Let's end with a little whimsey:


A RED HAT
—Gertrude Stein

A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily, it is so monstrous because there is no red in it. If red is in everything it is not necessary. Is that not an argument for any use of it and even so is there any place that is better, is there any place that has so much stretched out.

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—Medusa

Medusa encourages poets of all ilk and ages to send their poetry and announcements of Northern California poetry events to kathykieth@hotmail.com for posting on this daily Snake blog. Rights remain with the poets. Previously-published poems are okay for Medusa’s Kitchen, as long as you own the rights. (Please cite publication.)