Tag: poetry
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“nighthawks” a cinepoem, produced by Max DeGenova, words and voice by Albert DeGenova
The poem “Nighthawks” written and spoken by Albert DeGenova was conceptualized and produced by Albert’s son Max DeGenova.
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Thanksgiving Poem
Young buck drags ……….his hindquarters – eyes for escape – ………across the unlit road. The car ahead ………had swerved, pulled …off the road our friends out of their car ………shaking, pacing, Oh Jeez! Oh Jeez! in a field, behind ………the struggling, the useless legs. Call the police. An accident. Flashlight. A shot. Heaving steamy breath.
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Pizza at The Trevi Fountain
One Euro in his coffee can buys the perfect pose. Romano street-mime dressed as the Little Tramp is more Zio Tony than Charlie Chaplin with his “assa nize” gesture – all of Italy in one sunny 1/125th of a second.
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dwell in possibility
Albert DeGenova is the author of two books of poetry, The Blueing Hours and BackBeat, as well as two chapbooks, Postcards to Jack and A Tender Spot. He is also the publisher and co-editor of After Hours, a journal of Chicago writing and art. DeGenova is a blues saxophonist and one-time contributing editor of Down
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Al DeGenova reads his poem When Asked with piano accompaniment by Cole DeGenova
Al DeGenova reads his poem “When Asked” with Cole DeGenova on keyboards at the Omniphonic Challenge (battle of the poetry bands) in Chicago, October 1, 2010. Al DeGenova and Charlie Rossiter are the performance poetry duo AvantRetro. They took first place in the Omniphonic Challenge 2010.