NATIONAL POETRY MONTH KICKS OFF
Warning - Disclaimer: This is a, Politically Incorrect Zone,
For Entertainment Purposes Only;
any resemblance to, Political Correctness, Events, People, living, or dead,
is purely coincidental; original poems, opinions, photos, are the sole property of,
Salutations From Obi Wan Can'obi Layke Pahrk, Master 'o' da Farce,
and do not reflect those of, Google (blog);
names are changed to protect the
Poet & Writer.
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Forget all you know or think you know about 21st Century Poetry,
it is not your Great Grandparents Poetry,
it is not your Grandparent's Poetry,
it is not your Parent's Poetry,
it is 21st Century Poetry,
it is your poetry,
an evolution,
revolution
in verse;
see,
21st Century Poets are doing new things,
the old has fallen away.
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"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act"
Attributed to George Orwell
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Welcome to, Salutations from, Obi Wan Can'obie Layke Park Google Blog,
an online magazine published weekly, broadcasting
Positive Waves, Good Vibes, Honesty & Truth
across the virtual multiverse,
sharing poultry & photos chock full of sunshine and lollipops and...
a meditation focal point
with a recitation.
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Opening Salute to
POETRY!
Poetry Mission Statement
(of sorts)
06/16/1995
(updated 04/02/2026)
It is my mission in life
to break down barriers and
preconceived notions as to what poetry is.
If I have succeeded, it's only due to
the people who have read, seen, or heard
my work through the years
and clung to it as fine examples of
Modern American 21st Century Poetry,
moving forms forward
and shattering what was once considered
the norm' of pieces.
I owe a lot to Ginsburg and his ilk
but, they are the past,
I am the Future,
they are old and will die soon,
are dead,
I am young and hungry
and hope to live long enough
to be a has been.
They influenced me to a point
but I never really
read Poetry anyway.
Now I am an influence
in my generation,
as my generation is an influence on me.
Read my work,
but, do not study or copy it,
find your own voice and style,
smash my boundaries,
desecrate my style;
I am not a god to be worshiped,
I am but a man
who wanted to destroy the status quo
and move the art form into the next century.
Now it's time to do the same to
me.
How far can you go
without being compared
to another artist?
It's ok to try someone's style,
it's wrong to do it perfectly
and become it.
The ceremony
is always changing
life is a constant state of flux;
life is not a highway,
life is a river
ever-flowing
ever-changing.
go with the flow.
Life is good
Life is great
Thank the Lord
for the Life we ate...
and write.
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Poet-Poetry Health Risk Warning
Burning Question
(Before We Get Started)
Advice for Youth & Rookie Poets everywhere
CAT, Obi, & Amram Jam Audience
Young, Poet's, pre-teen, teen, school age, rookie, fresh versifiers, encouraged by parents,
teachers, family, and friends, brought to readings, all ages in cafes, coffee shoppes, bars,
they present their work confidently, insights, visions, observations, from innocence...or not...
to great applause, little proteges, teacher-mentor pets; English majors, elder pote's in attendance,
watch in awe, noting the pure joy of rookie youth writers, word orgasms; they ponder, "Oh, sher,
yer good, nice allitarism, double entendre, wordplay punchline, and open mic'ing, which will
change yer life, experiences never dreamed of, but...do you know what yer gittin' into...?
Signing on for...? Undertaking...?"
CAT & Cafe Zing Open Mic Audience
Take a long, hard look at yer elders, tattoo'd, glazey eyed, bags, from writing jags late into night,
days on end, never leaving room, house, delivery cartons piled up, nicotine - coffee - tea - ganja
yellow stained teeth, writing, reading, rewriting, repeating, ink stains darkens fingertips, nails black,
blue, track-marks up-down arms, feeling the sting of a medium point pen piercing the skin,
injecting ink, mainlining verse, bank accounts, credit cards, drained, maxed out, spent on
gas, hotels, poetry and restaurants, what is the link...? Thousands on top gear, drugs, booze,
cigarettes, riding surge of creativity, expanding possibilities, ageless, timeless, void of sexual
and gender woke identity discrimination, the rush, pushing further, going places, meeting
people, new, imagined, brain pan dinged and dented, neurons snap out of sync, mind expands
to breaking, consumed by poetry, become poetry, speak in poetry, sacrificing family, friends,
employment, for...POETRY!
David Amram & Wireless Mike Flynn,
Amram Jam Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
Yes, all you budding young, Poet's, pre-teen, teen, school age, rookie, fresh versifiers,
take a good, long gander at yer more experienced peers, poet's and writers pounding away on
typers, scribbling on blank paper with pen, pencil, crayon, or paint, reading original words at
an open mic, have a good ogle, and ask yerself...DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A...
POET
Obi, Cafe Zing Open Mic.
and live the Poet's Lifestyle...?
Obi at Lizard Lounge
Blake Newman Group Slam Jam
Well...do you...?
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Parting Shots
Faces of Poetry
John Sinclair Da Butcha
David Amram & CAT
Obi Wan, Chef Dr B, & CAT pay homage to Jack Kerouac
Offerings to J. K. at sunset
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Have you started your
National Poetry Month 30/30 Poetry Challenge?
1 Poem, any style, a day for 30 days.
LET'S GO, POETS!
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you very much,
Your own, personal, Master 'o' da Farce,
a life turned upside down through Poetry
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contact Obi Wan Can'obi Layke Park Da Butcha via this blog, or dabsasp@gmail.com
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do not discontinue use.
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