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JL Kato
Member since 10/11/2007
Peonies From Japan (State Flower Anthem)
Purple stalks soar
toward an April sky.
In May, peonies explode:
bursts of white and pink.
June blossoms bow,
under a watchful sun.
The same one that shines
in Chiba heats farm fields
in Churubusco. The sliver
of moon that hangs over
Kyoto casts light
on a dashboard of a trucker
from Kosciusko County.
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This poem was part of the 2006 Shared Spaces, Shared Voices project and appeared on IndyGo buses.
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A new poem posted on the first day of each month.
Area/city:
Beech (not Beer) Grove
Occupation:
Poet
Activities:
Poetry, spoken word, currently reading "The Floating Bridge" by David Shumate. Recently read "Hoodlum Birds" by Eugene Gloria, The Best American Poetry 2005, "The Persistence of Memory" by Mary Fell, "Max Ehrmann's Poems," The Best American Poetry 2007, "The First Three Circles of Hell" (an excerpt from Dante's "The Divine Comedy" (translated by Dorothy L. Sayers), "Alcatraz" by Richard Cecil, "Poems: New & Selected" by Marianne Boruch, "In the Particular Particular" by Stephanie Anderson, "The Haunted Refrigerator and Other Poems" by Richard Pflum, "Hawaii Slides" by Jeffrey Owen Pearson, The Best American Poetry 2006, "Collected Poems: 1947-1997" by Allen Ginsberg, "Without End: New and Selected Poems" by Adam Zagajewski
Interests:
Call for performers from Indy Artists Peace Project
I received this message about the Indy Artists' Peace Project and thought I'd pass it along. I participated at one its events at The Bean ...
New venue for Kafe Kuumba
Does anyone know what happened to Kafe Kuumba? I heard it has moved its Thursday night readings from The Good Life Bar & Grill, 2816 ...
Beat poetry tonight
Get your kicks at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday, May 5)as Heartland Incantations presents A Tribute to the Beats at the Beech Grove Public Library, 1102 ...
Vegan baseball?
Now that baseball season is under way, one burning question that has nothing to do with anything, is this: Are there any vegan ballplayers? Think ...
Po-Rap-Try Contest results
The winners of the 2008 Po-Rap-Try competition, sponsored by Etheridge Knight Festival of the Arts, are: 1.) Blaze (Elisha Tiggs), a Christian rapper. 2.) Collin ...
Cognizant Coffee closed?
Has Cognizant Coffee in Fountain Square closed for good? I stopped by this morning and was surprised to find no sign outside the building. I ...
NatPoMo-April 2
In observance of National Poetry Month, a few upcoming events: THURSDAY, APRIL 3 6:30 p.m. Free Minds Reading Series & Writers Workshop at Lockerbie Central ...
NatPoMo-April 1
In honor of National Poetry Month, a look at an upcoming event: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2: The Kelly Writers Series presents poet Jay Hopler ...
Is this real or a hoax?
A friend of mine who has worked with computers and software for most of his career sent me this batch of photos, purportedly of a ...
The Turkey Manhattan Mystery
I heard something on the recently broadcast "A Way With Words" program on WFYI-FM (90.1). A former Hoosier living in Wisconsin was fondly remembering eating ...
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Hi there! Thanks for adding me.
JL Kato! Nice to hear from you, and I've enjoyed reading your work over the past few years (Tipton Poetry Journal and whatnot). Hope to speak with you again soon.
I'm a fan of the beats (insert snaps here).
Hum...I could maybe read. It would be an inaugural poetry-reading effort for me, so I might need some pointers from an expert (that's where you come in).
Indy has been developing a decent poetry scene. I've been collaborating with them to organize spoken word nights. There is currently one at Lazy Daze in Irvington every Thursday night and the Bean Cup in Greenwood is looking to begin a spoken word night as well. Perhaps, if we get together with some other places we can organize some other nights.
LOVE the pseudonyms post. A quota of 12 responses and they get something in return. Brilliant. Looking forward to hearing why you changed.
Thanks for the add!
Thank-you very much for the awsome links on recycling.
Hi there! Hope to see you soon. I'm glad you're still sending the Indy Bookings e-mails. Maybe I can get my butt up to the WCI soon. My daughter and I both might take a WS soon. I finally got my Beech Grove library card - yay! My husband and I lived in the Main Street Apts. when we first got married, and we're still pretty close. Maybe there will be a poetry event there soon. hint, hint ;-) Have a good day!
Thanks for add JL
Hey JL:
Thanks for the post about the road closure at the Art Center...I should have thought to bring attention to it! It's frustrating, but I think the worst confusion issues are over...pretty much like this for the rest of the spring/summer.
chelsea
Hi JL Glad my restaurant is one of your favorites! The Jockamo Pizza Monkey
I belive we've met in real life! :) You read at one of the Peace Project get togethers that Jeff holds. I think it was the Bean Cup? down on County Line Rd. My husband Andrew played guitar and sang that night. I enjoyed your work and recognized it when I visited your page.
Thank you for visiting my profile. There is a book discussion group that meets at 1:00 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month at my White River Branch (1664 Library Boulevard in Greenwood). On March 26, they will be discussing "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" by Susan Vreeland. Local author Mamie Flesher Diehl will visit the same branch (at 6:30 p.m.) on March 19 to discuss her novel, "Going On and On."
The waiting poem is beautiful! More!! More!!
Thanks for adding me. Keep in touch when you can.
Hi John, I'm back! I don't find much time to be on here since I started working again. I hope you are well. Thanks so much for the updates on Poetry events. I pass them on to my club. I started a new club at the Writer's Center when the teacher cancelled on us - having a great time with the other two women exploring beginning writing - kind of like a W206 class without the MFA - In any case, thanks for keeping me in the loop. AND Happy Spring! .. Beth
I will be at Crackers in broad ripple on Tuesday if you want to come and see let me know.