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My poem, Michael Jackson Isn't Dead, is
included in the recent anthology goodbye,
Billie Jean: the meaning of Michael
Jackson, which includes the work of 50
other writers including Antony Di Nardo,
Chris Hedges, John B. Lee, Georgianne
Nienaber, Willie James King, Reuben
Jackson, Rev. Irene Monroe, and Jonathan
Margolis.
Edited by Lorette C. Luzajic.
Presently available from lulu.com and
amazon.com
Please visit the Extreme Michael
Jackson website to read Lorette C.
Luzajic's interview with me regarding
my poetry and my thoughts on MJ,
posted on May 9th, 2010.
included in the recent anthology goodbye,
Billie Jean: the meaning of Michael
Jackson, which includes the work of 50
other writers including Antony Di Nardo,
Chris Hedges, John B. Lee, Georgianne
Nienaber, Willie James King, Reuben
Jackson, Rev. Irene Monroe, and Jonathan
Margolis.
Edited by Lorette C. Luzajic.
Presently available from lulu.com and
amazon.com
Please visit the Extreme Michael
Jackson website to read Lorette C.
Luzajic's interview with me regarding
my poetry and my thoughts on MJ,
posted on May 9th, 2010.
My 11th book, Anathema: Poems Selected
& New, was released in 2009 by Harmonia
Press. It's 175 pages and contains the
latest versions of favourite poems from the
recent past as well as some brand new
ones. Please visit my poems page to
sample the poetry from Anathema. Available
from my book ordering page as well as
chapters.ca and via google books.
& New, was released in 2009 by Harmonia
Press. It's 175 pages and contains the
latest versions of favourite poems from the
recent past as well as some brand new
ones. Please visit my poems page to
sample the poetry from Anathema. Available
from my book ordering page as well as
chapters.ca and via google books.
| Mattia International Poetry Competition |
My poem, November Rose (available in my
book, Anathema: Poems Selected & New)
recently won 1st Prize in the 13th Mattia
International Poetry Competition. The
poem made the shortlist of 50 finalists in
September and was awarded the top prize in
the round of final judging.
Simplicity is a sure thing to maintaining
continuity. Often a poet will stagger between
multiple themes and lose the essence of
what they were trying to evoke out of the
reader (or themselves) ... Andreas Gripp
does a masterful job of evoking a sense of
‘loneliness’ from the reader for a late
blooming rose. The wonderful play on the
cliché “Jane/Johnny-come-lately” quite
frankly thrusts the reader forward, instead of
having the opposite effect – as clichés quite
often do. There is an obvious spiral into
loneliness that progresses through the
piece. This “First Place” winner stood out
from the crowd, much as the rose within it
did.
– Gerry Mattia
book, Anathema: Poems Selected & New)
recently won 1st Prize in the 13th Mattia
International Poetry Competition. The
poem made the shortlist of 50 finalists in
September and was awarded the top prize in
the round of final judging.
Simplicity is a sure thing to maintaining
continuity. Often a poet will stagger between
multiple themes and lose the essence of
what they were trying to evoke out of the
reader (or themselves) ... Andreas Gripp
does a masterful job of evoking a sense of
‘loneliness’ from the reader for a late
blooming rose. The wonderful play on the
cliché “Jane/Johnny-come-lately” quite
frankly thrusts the reader forward, instead of
having the opposite effect – as clichés quite
often do. There is an obvious spiral into
loneliness that progresses through the
piece. This “First Place” winner stood out
from the crowd, much as the rose within it
did.
– Gerry Mattia
Live Readings
Upcoming Readings
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:30pm
Literary Artshare (Artword Artbar)
@ the Artword Gallery
15 Colbourne St., Hamilton, Ontario
w/ Robert Lima, Norma West Linder, Becky
Alexander, Stan White, James Deahl, Jeff
Seffinga, and Omaha Rising
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 7:30pm
Wortley Roadhouse, 190 Wortley Road,
London, Ontario
w/ contributing poets in celebration of
Possessions: The Eldon House Poems
hosted by Poetry London
Recent Readings
July 11, 2010
Ontario Poetry Society Members' Reading
Mykonos Restaurant, London, Ontario
June 20, 2010
Annual Erland Lee Museum Reading,
Stoney Creek, Ontario w/ Conrad DiDiodato,
Katherine L. Gordon, James Deahl, Jeff
Seffinga, Stan J. White, Ellen S. Jaffe, Becky
Alexander, Stella Mazur Preda & Dave Haskins
April 16, 2010
The Fall Book Launch as part of A Night of
Spoken Word (now AMP) at the Urban
Nature Center, Sarnia, Ontario
April 11, 2010
The Fall Book Launch at the Poetry With A
Conscience event, Moonshine Cafe, Oakville,
Ontario
October 26, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
Patio Poetry held at Mykonos Restaurant in
London, Ontario. Also launching new work were
Penn Kemp, John B. Lee & Lori A. May.
September 6, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Hamilton) as part of
the LitLive series held in Hamilton, Ontario,
along with Bill Howell, Sheila James, Charmaine
Cadeau, Emily Silbert & Katherine Lawrence
August 23, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
The Ontario Poetry Society summer event at
Mykonos Restaurant in London, Ontario along
with many other TOPS members.
August 11, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Toronto) as part of
The Art Bar series in Toronto, Ontario, along
with Stephanie Bolster & Ian Pople.
Upcoming Readings
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 7:30pm
Literary Artshare (Artword Artbar)
@ the Artword Gallery
15 Colbourne St., Hamilton, Ontario
w/ Robert Lima, Norma West Linder, Becky
Alexander, Stan White, James Deahl, Jeff
Seffinga, and Omaha Rising
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 7:30pm
Wortley Roadhouse, 190 Wortley Road,
London, Ontario
w/ contributing poets in celebration of
Possessions: The Eldon House Poems
hosted by Poetry London
Recent Readings
July 11, 2010
Ontario Poetry Society Members' Reading
Mykonos Restaurant, London, Ontario
June 20, 2010
Annual Erland Lee Museum Reading,
Stoney Creek, Ontario w/ Conrad DiDiodato,
Katherine L. Gordon, James Deahl, Jeff
Seffinga, Stan J. White, Ellen S. Jaffe, Becky
Alexander, Stella Mazur Preda & Dave Haskins
April 16, 2010
The Fall Book Launch as part of A Night of
Spoken Word (now AMP) at the Urban
Nature Center, Sarnia, Ontario
April 11, 2010
The Fall Book Launch at the Poetry With A
Conscience event, Moonshine Cafe, Oakville,
Ontario
October 26, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
Patio Poetry held at Mykonos Restaurant in
London, Ontario. Also launching new work were
Penn Kemp, John B. Lee & Lori A. May.
September 6, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Hamilton) as part of
the LitLive series held in Hamilton, Ontario,
along with Bill Howell, Sheila James, Charmaine
Cadeau, Emily Silbert & Katherine Lawrence
August 23, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (London) as part of
The Ontario Poetry Society summer event at
Mykonos Restaurant in London, Ontario along
with many other TOPS members.
August 11, 2009
Anathema Book Launch (Toronto) as part of
The Art Bar series in Toronto, Ontario, along
with Stephanie Bolster & Ian Pople.
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Please read writer Lori A. May's
interview with me on her blog found at
http://www.loriamay.blogspot.com
Scroll down to her Q & A with me from
January 6th, 2010.
interview with me on her blog found at
http://www.loriamay.blogspot.com
Scroll down to her Q & A with me from
January 6th, 2010.
Ascent Aspirations |
My poem on Darfur, "On the bliss of our
collective ignorance," is included in the
new Ascent Aspirations 2010 Anthology,
Issues for a New World Century. Also
featured are poems by April Bulmer,
John B. Lee, Helen Bar-Lev, Lynn Tait,
I.B. Iskov, Wendy Visser and many
others!
Ascent Aspirations is an excellent
magazine and anthology series based in
British Columbia, edited by David Fraser.
Please visit their website at
http://www.ascentaspirations.ca
collective ignorance," is included in the
new Ascent Aspirations 2010 Anthology,
Issues for a New World Century. Also
featured are poems by April Bulmer,
John B. Lee, Helen Bar-Lev, Lynn Tait,
I.B. Iskov, Wendy Visser and many
others!
Ascent Aspirations is an excellent
magazine and anthology series based in
British Columbia, edited by David Fraser.
Please visit their website at
http://www.ascentaspirations.ca
I have new haiku published in the Winter
2010 issue of Canadian Zen Haiku, an
Ottawa-based quarterly of haiku and
commentary edited by Richard Vallance,
also featuring work by Robin Ouzman
Hislop, Andres Fisher, Carol Knepper,
Richard Doiron, and many more haijin
from around the world.
CZH website
2010 issue of Canadian Zen Haiku, an
Ottawa-based quarterly of haiku and
commentary edited by Richard Vallance,
also featuring work by Robin Ouzman
Hislop, Andres Fisher, Carol Knepper,
Richard Doiron, and many more haijin
from around the world.
CZH website
My new poem, Verses, is included in a
recent issue of Sketchbook, an online
poetry magazine edited by Karina
Klesko and John Daleiden. It is also
included in my new book, The Fall.
recent issue of Sketchbook, an online
poetry magazine edited by Karina
Klesko and John Daleiden. It is also
included in my new book, The Fall.
my 12th book of poetry, The Fall, is
now available! A few sample poems
poems page toward the bottom. I will
be doing several readings in the
Spring to launch this book as well as
tour my Anathema title. Please visit the
Book Ordering page if you're
interested in obtaining a copy.
If you're in the London, Ontario area,
the book is available at Oxford Book
Shop, 740 Richmond Street next to
the Bagel Deli just south of Oxford
Street.
now available! A few sample poems
poems page toward the bottom. I will
be doing several readings in the
Spring to launch this book as well as
tour my Anathema title. Please visit the
Book Ordering page if you're
interested in obtaining a copy.
If you're in the London, Ontario area,
the book is available at Oxford Book
Shop, 740 Richmond Street next to
the Bagel Deli just south of Oxford
Street.
For a quick reference, please visit the Wikipedia site on Andreas Gripp
In the Breath of Woven Seasons |
Andreas Gripp |
My new chapbook of Haiku, In the Breath
of Woven Seasons, is now available. It
highlights the inter-being of nature
witnessed through the calm of Zen.
blue jay
in the branches
the swell and burst of buds
-- from In the Breath of Woven Seasons
26 new haiku witnessing the change and
flight of living.
To order, please visit the Book Orders
page.
of Woven Seasons, is now available. It
highlights the inter-being of nature
witnessed through the calm of Zen.
blue jay
in the branches
the swell and burst of buds
-- from In the Breath of Woven Seasons
26 new haiku witnessing the change and
flight of living.
To order, please visit the Book Orders
page.
My new poem, 481 Ridout North, is included in
the new anthology published by Poetry London
called Possessions: The Eldon House Poems,
featuring 27 London poets celebrating the
175th anniversary of Eldon House, London's
oldest surviving residence.
Also included are new poems by Christine
Walde, Karen Schindler, Penn Kemp, Susan
Downe, Michelle Doege, Cornelia Hoogland,
John Smallwood, Ron Stewart, Jan Stewart,
Frank Beltrano, Christine Thorpe, Debra
Franke, Louisa Howerow and many others ...
the new anthology published by Poetry London
called Possessions: The Eldon House Poems,
featuring 27 London poets celebrating the
175th anniversary of Eldon House, London's
oldest surviving residence.
Also included are new poems by Christine
Walde, Karen Schindler, Penn Kemp, Susan
Downe, Michelle Doege, Cornelia Hoogland,
John Smallwood, Ron Stewart, Jan Stewart,
Frank Beltrano, Christine Thorpe, Debra
Franke, Louisa Howerow and many others ...