The Comics Decoder--Watkins's
new webzine dedicated to comics and cartoons, featuring essays,
reviews, and a 'Funnies' section of strips by various underground
cartoonists. Did you know that director David Lynch may have based Blue Velvet on the early issues of Amazing Spider-Man? You didn't? Well, you're well advised to pay a visit to The Comics Decoder. (And Mr. Watkins is always looking for interesting new thought and talent--submissions are highly welcomed.)
Edgy and venomous, this is Watkins's first interview in nearly a decade. Originally intended for the Outsider Writers website.
Various concrete haiku and senryu from Geoff Huth's dbqp Blogger site (click on the page for larger, clearer image) ; visual poems originally published in ZYX (No. 37, 2005)
Five Poems from Litkicks' Action Poetry Series--'Ghazal: Radio-enslaved Canada'; 'Thank-you for the Baker's Dozen: Sycophantic Canadian Artists Show Politicians Their Gratitude'; 'A Saturday Night, July, '84'; 'Untitled'; and 'Con Job'
'Eastern Versatility'--a brief guide to composing the Asian poetry forms known as tanka, haibun, sijo and the ghazal; from the Outsider Writers website
Coming soon in the months ahead:
Party of Bigots, R. W. Watkins's first foray into the world of experimental drama (or lack thereof)....
If anyone is interested in purchasing any of my chapbooks or journals, here's how...
Please note: All prices include postage and handling, and are payable in Canadian or U.S. dollars.
October Twilight, New England Country Farmhouse and In The Grip of Sirens are available for $5 each, $8 for two, or $10 for all three. (Note: Copies of October Twilight are at a fairly low number; however, a new printing should be taking place sometime in the early part of '08.)
Copies of Contemporary Ghazals Nos. 1 and 2 are available for $5 each.
The Morning Dew Review No. 2 is available for $3. (Look for a new issue and a reprint of No. 1 sometime in the new year.)
Contemporary Sijo is available for $3.
For information on ordering any of the above, please send an e-mail to nocturnaliris@gmail.com. We'll try and get back to you as soon as possible.
If there are any questions, please send me a MySpace message with your queries....