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photo courtesy of Michael Ball


Studio 111 Session, October 3, 2007

from Deviant Propulsion (Soft Skull Press, 2006)

1. "some mornings your hair is" (0:25)
2. In the Black Forest Before the Birth of Rilke (0:08)
3. It's True I Tell Ya My Father Is a 50¢ Party Balloon (0:19)
4. A World Without Condoms (0:27)
5. Crows (1:18)
6. Severed Leg Pirouette (0:17)
7. "the only failure is no love" (0:22)
8. "i'm falling love aimlessly it's nice" (0:35)
9. You Not as Me but You (1:34)
10. Torn Ligament Chorephilia for Marwan (0:58)
11. "carry another sex on your sex" (0:34)
12. The Night River Phoenix Died (0:57)
13. R.S.V.P. (0:37)
14. "he's losing" (0:23)
15. evaporate again (1:44)
16. For Straight Guys Who've Considered Suicide When the K-Y Is Enough (1:12)
17. "dreamt they forced my face" (0:16)
18. "above anything" (0:13)
18. Where Were You March 1st When a Great Poet Died? (0:33)
20. The Distance (0:44)
21. "as though none of us exist" (0:24)
22. For Greg & Alison (0:08)
23. Exist as Real Journey to All Friends (2:25)
24. Subterrestrial Aria for Kevin Killian & Dodie Bellamy: 1st Watch (1:16)
25. Subterrestrial Aria for Kevin Killian & Dodie Bellamy: 2nd Watch (0:44)
26. Imbibe (0:36)
27. "she said shit should never come up in a poem" (0:41)
28. Dear Mister President there was Egg Shell under Your Desk Last Night in My Dream! (3:26)
29. Celebrities I've Seen Offstage (10:30)


from The Book of Frank (Chax Press, 2008)

1. one (0:23)
2. two (0:20)
3. three (0:26)
4. four (0:07)
5. five (0:20)
6. six (0:13)
7. seven (0:11)
8. eight (0:19)
9. nine (0:24)
10. ten (0:27)
11. eleven (0:25)
12. twelve (0:27)
13. thirteen (0:35)
14. fourteen (0:49)
15. fifteen (0:08)
16. sixteen (0:15)
17. seventeen (0:12)
18. eighteen (0:06)


from (Soma)tic Midge (FAUX Press, 2007)

distorted torque of FLORA'S red
(written after eating only red foods for a day
while under the influence of a red wig, right
side in curls, left side straight) (1:46): MP3

a little orange bag believe it or not CAN hold all that remains
(written after eating only orange foods for a day
while under the influence of an orange ladder
drawn on my chest with magic marker) (2:15): MP3

we're on the brink of UTTER befuddlement yellow hankie style
(written after eating only yellow foods for a day
while under the influence of a yellow
condom tucked into my left sock) (1:26): MP3

say it with grEEn paint for the comfort and healing of their wounds
(written after eating only green foods for a day
while under the influence of green nail
polish on my middle fingers) (2:03): MP3

rehab saved his life but drugs saved mine at the blue HOUR
(written after eating only blue foods for a day
while under the influence of Bobby Vinton's
"Blue Velvet" played on a continuous
loop from 6 a.m. to midnight) (1:54): MP3

smells of summer crotch smells of new car's purple MAjestY
(written after eating only purple foods for a day
while under the influence of purple
clothes-pin nipple-clamps) (2:05): MP3

from the womb not the anus WHITE asbestos snowfall on 911
(written after eating only white foods for a day
while under the influence of "108" written
on my forehead with fresh semen) (1:44): MP3


Studio 111 Session produced by Michael S. Hennessey



Segue Series Reading at the Bowery Poetry Club, April 7, 2007
1. Introduction (1:46)
2. Distorted Torque of Flora's Red2 (1:57)
3. A Little Orange Bag, Believe it or Not, Can Hold all that Remains (2:22)
4. We're on the Brink of Utter Befuddlement, Yellow Hanky Style (1:43)
5. Say it with Green Paint for the Comfort and Healing of their Wounds (2:01)
6. Rehab Saved his Life but Drugs Saved Mine at the Blue Hour (2:54)


"Queering Language" Reading Launch
Recorded at Robin's Bookstore, Philadelphia, March 24, 2007
Introduction to the reading (3:25): MP3
"Target," "Torment," "Vacation," "The Plates," by Alexandra Grilikhes (4:00): MP3


Poetry, Politics, Proximity: The Third Annual Kerry Sherin Wright Prize Program
Reading at the Kelly Writers House. Thursday, April 27, 2006
Untitled (8:09): MP3


Ted Pearson Reading at the Kelly Writers House. March 4, 2004
Introduction to the reading (3:10): MP3


Frequency Audio Journal (2004)
Various recordings coedited with Magdalena Zurawski


From Live at the Writers House:

Episode 65, September 24, 2007

• Introduction (1:07): MP3
• Frank Poems (3:50): MP3

• To the President (3:41): MP3

• Excerpts from Advanced Elvis Course (3:20): MP3