News, Ted Washington
Preview Night, San Diego Comic-Con International 2010
“It’s here! Preview night should now be called the first salvo. Traditionally the preview night has been for industry pro’s and the media but I think many more people are in the business or… What an awesome time.” Here are some before it opened and after it opened pics George “Geo” Davis and I manning… Read More
Ola Hadi
note to Adam
I halt stand staring at the tree outside of my apartment say sincerely I wish this was an orange tree you know, I could come out into this front yard pick the fruit like when I was young and we with our small grasping hands picked the lemons and the oranges off the branches of… Read More
Ola Hadi
airport poetry
Often they congregate close enough to cough Yuck germy humans Heavy cell phone conversations Islands of egoism All walks of life Acting like It’s totally normal To follow the rules To be all ears on your attention please Final boarding call Recorded, not a human voice They wait in line Watch monitors Buy starbucks Are… Read More
Ted Washington
Ten Days
“Daniel Gonzalez contacted me in the spring of 2009 about a movie project he was working on. He is a talented and driven artist that get things done. I was impressed and told him to please include my words since he was inquiring about using my poems in the movie. ‘Ten Days’ premiered at the… Read More
Ola Hadi
Conflicted
darling, I am conflicted. part of me is enjoying the building anticipation of kissing your full delicious lips in just four days there is the almost pleasurable agony in the length and space between us that makes the waiting that much more intense that sets my whole being into this burst of excitement that I… Read More
Ted Washington
Sacred Grounds
“My San Francisco reading tour is going great. Tonight I read at Sacred Grounds, it’s noted as being the longest running open-mic in SF. The host and the audience, which was comprised of many long standing bay area poets, was very welcoming. Marc Kockinos, a former San Diego poet now in SF, told me about… Read More
Ted Washington
Om Shan Tea
“Om Shan Tea! What an unexpected treat. I went with the idea that I would be one of several readers and it turned out that I got to feature. The place was full of tea drinkers but not many poets which worked out great for me. I never understood the attraction of the tea service… Read More
Ted Washington
Ocean Beach, San Francisco
“Well that was easy. 8 1/2 hours of driving and I’m back in Ocean Beach, OB, San Francisco style. That’s my hotel behind the coffee shop. You gotta love a cheap hotel at the beach with a great coffee shop next door that also serves food and beer. These shots are from the beach across… Read More
Ted Washington
The Night Before
“Last night in San Diego before I drive to San Francisco. Actually I leave in six hours: 3am Tuesday, March 30. My Friend Robyn has set me up to read at Om Shan Tea in the Mission District on Tuesday night. This should be a great time, starts around 7:00pm. Hope to see you there.… Read More
Ola Hadi
Mud
there is the absurd question of semantics left to wrestle with limbs so lifeless heavy tree branches gnarly natural monsters difficult wrestling left absurd to wrestle with the question of what is left there nude or naked in the muddied interpretations of ideologies, communist/democratic/polka dotted/ never powerful enough to make a difference bruised/battered/left to lose… Read More