Three Poems for ArtAwake

My three poems were selected to be presented for Rochester's upcoming ArtAwake event on April 10th. I am honored to become one of the performers at the event. I will perform these three poems in ASL (American Sign Language) on stage along a recorded voice of mine, reading the English version of the work.

Here are the three selected poems, copied/pasted, for you to read. Enjoy!




‘"Carpe Diem on 99 Court St."


The ongoing wild electricity zaps behind me like a blue sparkling whip slashing on my back. I whirl around like a dervish in the land of rebels. My emotion is raw with exotic, alluring hues pulling me into a rebellious sensation. I dance like a wild horse, surrounded by dry smoke and blinking strobe lights. My hair flies around in all directions, a discordant punk blur. My blood discharges its outcries, combined with sweat, masking my whole flesh. This energy is a whaling voice of Patti Smith. My soul explores into other dimensions. The musique la’ anarchie’ screams out loud. It's an ultimate protest against the hypocrites. I shall prick their skins with my red rose thorns and wake them up from their deep slumber.


"Cry For The Summer"

I cry for the summer.

Warm rain
Kisses my face.
Gentle wind
Caresses my hair.
Sweat soaks my shirt.
My bare-feet dance on grass-blades.

Enjoy neon-lit amusement parks.
Taste sweet cotton candies.
Feel car hoods hot under the sunlight.
Swim in water into the night.
Cool wind kisses my wet skin.

See jogging men without shirts in the sun.
Laugh at fur-laden dogs sticking their heads out of car windows.
March with pride on the city streets in rainbows.

I envy for the sun burn.
Listen for birds singing in trees.
Crave for flowers in colors.
Seek for some warm water under the sun.
Drive under the summer moon.
Wear only t-shirts and shorts during the night.

I cry for the summer.



“All Is a Swirl Of Love (String Theory and Bjork)”

Photons dance through
Space and Time
In pure abstractions.
Invisible energies
Jazz up everywhere
In micro size,
In macro size.
All is a swirl of love.

Just close your eyes and believe.
They are our seas.
They hug us in beams.
Keep us warm and deep,
Always ever changing.
Dimensions morph in and out.
All is a swirl of love.

Touch anything and you will know.
Search inside and you will know.
Vibrating strings are in you.
Stretch from you up to the sky.
Enclose you and the whole time.
Blanket you and us all into one.
All is a swirl of love.

There is no need to hate or kill.
We are entwined
In micro size,
In macro size.
All connected
By unseen strings
That hold us
Like knots and ropes.
All is a swirl of love

Performance for RIT Imagine innovation and Creativity Festival 2010

I am officially selected to perform my ASL poems along my original composed electronic music and videos for RIT Imagine Innovation and Creativity Festival 2010. My performance will take place at the Colisano Building in the Auditorium on RIT campus on May 1st, 11 AM to Noon. There will be many other students, faculty, and staff's innovative and creative work being presented all day from 10 AM to 5 PM that day and they are all free to the public.

My work will have my own videos that will relate to my poems as I perform along behind me on stage. My electronic music will be played along with my recorded voice in it as well. These three things: videos, ASL poetry, and electronic music will be all combined. This will be my biggest project ever done for my performance. I am honored to be accepted to present this performance for the big event.

Spread the word and come see my show and many others' cool stuff on May 1st at RIT.

"Soldier in Iraq"

This painting depicts a soldier in Iraq. Acrylic paint on canvas. 24x29

$200.00 with 20% off

"Crucified Christ"

"Crucified Christ" was painted back in 1991. Acrylic paint on canvas. 24x29

$200.00 with 20% off

I created a new business card for my visual and performing arts career. I used InDesign software to create this. It will be printed out and cut, ready to be distributed to anyone I will meet. Took lots of time and faced challenges to figure out how to make it look good. The light colored squares at the left area of the card are the same that came from my promo package. They fit along my promo a bit.

"Robust Woman", 22x27, $200.00 at 20% off.
























"African Woman", 24x43, $350.00 at 20% off













I realized that I do not have digital photos of the two paintings that are hung on the walls in my living room. Only in old slides made a while ago. So, I decided to take the photos of the 2 artwork and post them up in this blog. They are old artwork during my undergraduate studies at RIT during 1994-1995. One is "African Woman" and the other one is "Robust Woman". They are acrylic paint on canvas. If any are interested in purchasing the painting, let me know.

Promo Package

I created a visual art and performing art promo package in InDesign software in my computer. I used the templates that were available in InDesign and picked one. I then changed the style and so on, then added jpeg photos of my artwork and poetry performances, typed in the information about accomplishments, artwork titles, title of performance events, my contact information, and "Bones" poem. It took a lot of work and time to create this project. When I completed it, I distributed it to important networked people such as an Executive Director of Interborough Repertory Theatre (IRT) at NYC and many others.

If you're interested in getting my promo package in PDF file in full length, contact me by e-mail: wildpoet_1999@yahoo.com.