Valentino Assenza, a man with fire in his belly and a powerful presence you can't help but notice; Krystle Mullin, full of piss, fire and impressive metaphor dropkicks; Dave Silverberg, known for odes to egg nog, journalistic war cries, and kick-ass haikus that'll spin your cerebrals; Kevin Fortnum, the "Lou Reed of the Toronto poetry scene," said someone sometime; Amanda Hiebert, a talented writer and actor who's a veteran of the Toronto slam scene; and That Brown Bastard, a poet who doesn't play by your rules, yeah, what you gonna do about it?
Influences
Leonard Cohen, Mos Def, Mitch Hedberg, Taylor Mali, Shane Koyczan, Jack Johnson, Janis Joplin, Charles Bukowski, Rives, the Toronto spoken word scene, Canada, Middle-Earth, YOU
We’re not your typical poets. Last Call Poets, a new spoken word collective from Toronto, can best be described as beer-soaked brash poignant troubadours. Coming from all corners of the city, Last Call Poets bring myriad perspectives and styles into one group, making their poetic performance unlike anything Canada has seen before.
Last Call Poets are: Valentino Assenza, Kevin Fortnum, Amanda Hiebert, Krystle Mullin, Dave Silverberg and That Brown Bastard.
Special Thanks go out to Cynthia Gould from ihaveasecret.com for filming and posting the footage. She also designed our CD Insert. Amazing!
you, your grace wanders each subtle life-note each word each gentle phrase in rise and fall as morning song windows open your soul each breathless call reaches higher praise your life emerges as starlit diamonds from fiery coal anvil struck forged in trials with faith and hope you spark you soar
The morning garden is still. Softly, the growing dawn wakens bird-song. The long grasses, flowing - a gentle breeze blending with roses, hyacinth and lavender; wind chimes singing quietly melodic notes. The garden center; a cobalt blue vase fountain, almost silent ripples of water cascade over the rim to mirror-black, smooth, glistening pebbles. My eyes, steady, fixed, focus above. The clear sky, warm air wafting, this morning yields, peacefully to the slow heat of day. Shadows shorten and hide from the sun while we wait for the coolness of evening to carry us home.
Moll doll his chin; Her hair birch- Broom-in-the-fits; Chalk and cheese, they said; Cradle and grave, They said; Yet- You could smell The smouldering, sparry, Whenever they met.
Whats poppin' Last Call Poets......Wanted to share one of my favorite videos of all-time with you.....The Wu-Tang Clan broke all the rules. Nine MCs shared the mic, all with equal aplomb. ....The RZA helmed the production, and through a pastiche of breaks, Stax samples, and kung-fu dialogue, created an indelible ghetto-noir soundscape as alien as it was alienating.....“Can It Be All So Simple,” with its disembodied soul diva and hiccupping bass is a moment of poignant reflection. ....Hype Williams did a great job in directing the amazing video for the song and bringing Ghost and Rae's words to life......If you haven't peeped this video in a while, or if you have never seen it make sure you check out Wu-Tang's Classic "Can It Be All So Simple" Video today:
"The Page Screams Out" is a new track that I available have for FREE download and distribution. Dig it.
This is what I like most about MySpace, whereas we are able to share our music with others and by-pass a host of vultures that are unappreciative of the art but anxiously eyeing a prize that the art will provide, at the cost of...well...I guess that's those who buy music.
I just wanted to let you know I have reached 2000 friends ....so let this be a thank you for being one of them and doing what all good friends do by NOT caring.
anyway, Ive been really into slam poetry and have been performing around NYC at such events.
Heres a sample of something i might do at a slam:
" i then go into this coffeehouse and strike up a conversation
with this other writer about why men always have to do the hunting for women.
he takes out this half empty bottle and this half empty cup and says
"the bottle is the man and the cup is the woman
and the liquid inside is their hearts.
now their hearts are not gonna be complete until they find each other"
and then he asks me how i would go about doing that.
so i told him that i would pour the bottle into the cup.
he says "why not the other way around?"
and i reply "less chance of a spill" and he says "exactly......
see when a woman pours her heart into a man it just gets broken
and most of it spills on the floor, but when a man pours his heart
into the woman, the woman accepts ALL of him."
So it's a capital 'T' that's been hanging you up? Don't worry, it's only paint. And paint is easy to remove. If I was your mother and you were my daughter, you would be sleeping already. I wear these pajamas only on weekends. And you think that's healthy? People don't listen to their body until it's too late. I am not dramatic, I am merely being practical.
styrofoam!!!!lol!
I'm looking forward the last call show I can make....
indeed a new bV cd...we should all meet up for drinks!
I plan to be at cryptic chatter
so I can bitch about what's the matter.
and rhyme in couplets so drab
stabbing at the little bits of freedom
that mock me.
(the gods don't pay me either)
hey. thank you...yeah i'm doing well, cant complain. well i could if i really wanted to but i will refrain :-)
and i hope things are going swimmingly for you too. happy spring.
clara
This is the OFFICIAL CALL for ENTRIES and PERFORMANCES to the Third Annual A.S.C Art Exhibit.
May 2007 inside the SKY DRAGON CENTRE in Hamilton, Ontario:
Raising social awareness and social justice through the arts.
Welcoming all ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS: ABSTRACT and CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS, POETS, MUSCIANS, DANCERS, PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, MIXED MEDIA, INSTALLATION ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, and VISUAL ARTISTS OF ALL GENRE AND MEDIA, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE ARTISTS to apply as soon as possible.
The exhibit will kick start the May Day Festival Weekend and if you wish to be an integral part of the A.S.C and MAYDAY festivities by exhibiting your work in one of the most active months at the Sky Dragon Centre and surrounding area to date, now is your chance. Artists whose work is not socially or politically charged are also welcome to apply.
Submission Deadline: Monday April 2nd according to space availability.
Submit J-PEG images of your work including dimensions and artist statement of intent to introducingtheseen@hotmail.com
PERFORMERS
The Third Annual A.S.C Exhibit and I-Care Benefit is seeking talented performers for the Exhibit's opening reception.
Performances include but are not limited to musical sets, interpretive, African and step dances, stand-up comedy, spoken word poetry, and more.
If you would like to showcase your talents and add to this eclectic line-up in an effort to raise money for the A.S.C and I-Care Benefit Project please send info to introducingtheseen@hotmail.com
