I am so glad this poem calling for people to wake up to the world outside the bubble of middle class lives is appearing now. When life in the US becomes all too close to resembling Orwell’s 1984, it is time for awareness and action for positive change, poetic and otherwise. Check out the poem on this link to the February issue of Drunk Monkeys: http://www.drunkmonkeys.us/2017-posts/2018/2/5/poetry-strange-travelers-once-1984-set-in-hard-king-grossman
Read King’s Poetry in the October issue of The Paragon Journal
This is the first time three of King’s poems have been selected for publication in a single issue of any poetry journal, and he is grateful to have his work alongside such other wonderful poets and writers in The Paragon Journal. Check it out: https://www.theparagonjournal.com/current-issue
Three of King’s Poems to be Published by The Paragon Journal
These poems “FOR THOSE WHO TRAVEL WITHOUT MAPS”, “SO GINGERLY WE TAKE THE STATUES DOWN”, and “AMID TALK OF PLACING SOLAR PANELS ON THE U.S.’ VERY OWN BERLIN WALL”, represent a mix of lyrical meditations and a fist raised against political corruption and societal injustice, beauty placed alongside resistance, in my experience, a necessary combination. Thanks so much to The Paragon Journal for wanting to publish them collectively in the journal’s upcoming issue. Enjoy the cover art on Paragon’s latest edition:
Drunk Monkeys Literary Magazine To Publish King’s Poem “STRANGE TRAVELERS ONCE 1984 SET IN HARD”
King is definitely intoxicated with having this particular poem selected for publication by such a cutting edge, eclectic effort, as is Drunk Monkeys’ presence in the literary and film scenes. It is a strange poem of hope for these darkly strange times.
King’s Short Story Pearls In The Mist to be Published in Patricia Hamilton’s Book Life In Pacific Grove California
As part of Patricia Hamilton’s Stories of America series, King is pleased to offer for her book, Life In Pacific Grove California, his short story to a collection of stories about the community in which he lives. King’s piece, Pearls In The Mist, is a fantastical ode to a place close to his heart, and to his feet, Pacific Grove Golf Links. Check out King’s interview of Patricia Hamilton on Artivism, the segment of Your Town Television Program he regularly hosts:
King Participates in the March for Science in Monterey, California
Over a thousand of us took to the streets in Monterey to lift up science in this age of attack on reason by so many in the imperial establishment. King interviewed Jane, a local artist who understands the connection between art and science, as well as how Artivism, art’s role in activism, is important in a social justice movement. It was a pleasure conversing with her, check out the video:
King to Host Your Town Television Program
King is now hosting a monthly segment on Your Town Television Program broadcast throughout the Monterey Bay area in California. His program will explore the intersections of art and social justice: Artivism. The conversations King has facilitated in the opening segments are astoundingly inspired and inspiring. Check out his program with Chuck Banner, television producer and documentarian:
King Adjudicates Student Poetry for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
King is honored and delighted to have been asked to serve as a poetry judge for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Alumni of this esteemed organization include writers Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Bernard Malamud, Myla Goldberg, and Joyce Carol Oates, only to name a few. The young peoples’ poetry King adjudicated leaves him with no doubt fresh and poignant voices are on the rise in a time when we dearly need them. Please do yourself a favor and check out the SA&WA website: http://www.artandwriting.org