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ANOTHER WAY TO PLAY
2000 American Book Award winner
1997 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award "for Excellence in Literature"
just another ex-jazz-musician/proto-rapper/Jersey-Irish-poet-actor/print-junkie/film-raptor/beat-hipster-"white Negro"-rhapsodizer/ex-hippie-punk-'60s-radical-organizer's take on all things cultural, political, spiritual & aggrandizing
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UPCOMING EVENTS
TBA
SAY IT AGAIN: An Autobiography In Sonnets
CLICK ON IMAGES BELOW FOR LINKS TO ORDER (OR EMAIL ME FOR A SIGNED COPY OF ANY TITLES BELOW)
ANOTHER WAY TO PLAY
THE VILLAGE SONNETS
SWING THEORY
LOST ANGELS
IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
IT'S NOT NOSTALGIA
2000 American Book Award winner
MARCH 18, 2003
WHAT YOU FIND THERE
CANT BE WRONG
1997 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award "for Excellence in Literature"
OF
ROCKY DIES YELLOW
HOLLYWOOD MAGIC
CATCH MY BREATH
ATTITUDE
some recordings of my reading from some of the books above
- PUMA PERL AND ME READING 2022
- interviewed by Grace Cavalieri for The Poet and The Poem Series
- interviewed by E. Ethelbert Miller on DC's WPFW, scroll down to On The Margins April26th 9AM
- Don Yorty filmed me reading "Sports Heroes, Cops and Lace" in my pad 2015
- Don Yorty filmed me reading "Love Never Dies" at KGB Bar 2015
- 8/11/2014 INTERVIEW/READING FRIGGIN' FABULOUS RADIO (PART ONE)
- INTERVIEW/READING FRIGGIN' FABULOUS RADIO (PART TWO)
- 1997 NPR ("BOOKWORM") INTERVIEW (by Michael Silverblatt)/READING
- 1990 "Poetry in Motion" reading of "The Healing"
- VARIOUS READINGS ON AUDIO AND VIDEO FROM 1977 TO RECENT AS ARCHIVED ON PENNSOUND
- 2008 LOCAL JERSEY TV READING/INTERVIEW WITH ME & POET JOSE FUNES
- TOM WILSON'S LALLY/OBAMA MASHUP
other sites where my work is discussed
- I Might Die Of Love For You/Burt Kimmelman reviews Another Way To Play
- JERSEY INDIE on my Leap Day 2016 reading
- Times Times 3/Swing Theory review
- Countdown To Main Street "Swing Theory"
- Best American Poetry Blog/David Lehman reviews Swing Theory
- Times Times 3
- Countdown To Main Street
- Jacket/Burt Kimmelman interviews me
- the parent du jour
- L.A. Examiner/Yvonne de la Vega interviews me
- Espresso Bongo/Jerome Sala on my writing
- fait accompli (scroll down)/Nick Piambino on my writing
- The Best Am. Poetry Blog/Brain Surgery T.Winch
- The Best American Poetry Blog
- doug lang's lally post
- doug lang's dc poetry history
- dc poetry history
- Vanitas/Libellum site reviews
- Last Night at the KGB Bar
- wikipedia as "Michael Lally (poet)"
- poem on The Best American Poetry Blog
- The Innisfree Poetry Journal
- AS AN ACTOR: YouTube
- IMDb (as Michael David Lally actor/with some incorrect info)
About Me
- Lally
MY LIFE 2
When I was 10,
I thought I was "Irish,"
even though I was
born in the USA.
When I was 20,
I thought I was "Black,"
even though my skin
is pink & freckled,
my hair is straight,
and I have no
African ancestry.
When I was 30,
I thought I was "queer,"
even though I was
married and had
two children, and
most of my fantasies
& obsessions & com-
pulsions & attractions
were and had always
been (up until then)
about women.
When I was 40,
I thought I was a
"movie star," even
though the movies
were terrible, and
I was terrible in
them, and almost
no one knew them,
or who I might
have been in them.
When I was 50,
I thought I was
"enlightened," even
though I wasn't.
But of course I was
and am—enlightened,
as I was and still am
—an Irish-Black-
Queer-Movie-Star.
CHECK OUT THESE BLOGS/SITES
- Rachel E. Diken
- @haikuavenue
- Don Yorty
- NauenThen
- BIRTH OF THE COOL
- EAST OF WEST L.A.
- COUNTDOWN TO MAIN STREET
- John Clarke
- Times Times 3
- TOM CLARK Beyond The Pale
- Leslie Greene
- The Best American Poetry (blog)
- Silliman's Blog
- Ken McCollough poet
- NOTES
- espresso bongo
- IFSF publishing
- E-NOTES
- bobby miller photos
- The Allen Ginsberg Project
- If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats
- Hullabaloo
- DANGEROUS MINDS
- Friggin Fabulous Radio
- the year of yellow butterflies (the blog)
- A LONGHOUSE BIRDHOUSE
- BELGIAN WAFFLE
- Really Bad Movies
- Vanitas Magazine blog site
- MY EYE AND I
- KINDSIGHT
- PAUL'S ART
- THE TEACHER'S VIEW
- fait accompli
- Trying To Be Cool
- McPherson's Lament
- Zuckerman's Journal
- Cord Keller's Albums
- Bill DeNoyelles: Ports of Entry
- douglangsfilmblog
- douglang'sdcpoetryblog
- MY ALASKAN ADVENTURES
- TERENCE WINCH
- Rain Worthington, Composer
- MAUREEN OWEN HOME PAGE
- Nikki Nash
- erictrules.com
- JOE BRAINARD
- MIND HONEY
- PENNSOUND
posts by rough categories (and some in more than one)
- personal history (1669)
- politics (1641)
- movies (910)
- poetry (767)
- PHOTOGRAPHS (755)
- history (642)
- not to be forgotten or underrated (590)
- quotes (576)
- not to be missed or overlooked (557)
- music (496)
- TV (402)
- family history (228)
- fiction and other prose (224)
- lists (222)
- Art (218)
- economics (203)
- spirituality (201)
- internet (129)
- humor (120)
- stage (101)
- science (72)
- media (67)
- education (66)
- non fiction (64)
- overrated (53)
- dance (44)
- "fashion" (22)
- fate (16)
- greetings (3)
- personalhistory (3)
- m (2)
Blog Archive
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- EGYPT AND US
- A NECESSARY CORRECTIVE
- THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, BEING THERE & THE YOUNG VICTORIA
- THIS IS THE PROBLEM (OR PART OF IT)
- WINTER WONDERLAND (CONT'D)
- THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
- THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS
- A BRILLIANT AND TIMELY ARTICLE
- GREEN ZONE
- THIS SAYS IT ALL
- THE KING'S SPEECH
- TOM TOMORROW STRIKES AGAIN
- SOME FAVORITE "POLITICAL" QUOTES
- BILL SULLIVAN R.I.P.
- A QUICK COMMENT ON THE GLOBES
- RELENTLESS
- HERE'S A GOOD TAKE ON RECENT EVENTS
- WINTER WONDERLAND
- "TARGETING" POLITICAL OPPONENTS
- MEMORIAL IN TUCSON
- SAY IT AIN'T SO JOE (TWICE)
- BARNEY'S VERSION
- ONE SMALL EXAMPLE
- A REASONABLE PROPOSAL FROM GAIL COLLINS
- PPS
- PS
- TOO FAMILIAR TRAGEDY
- RIGHTWING MEDIA BIAS
- NOT SO LONE STAR
- THE COMPANY MEN
- HERE'S A WELL MADE POINT
- PETE POSTLETHWAITE R.I.P.
- THIS ABOUT SUMS IT UP
- THE SOCIAL NETWORK
- JUST A THOUGHT
- CHECK THIS OUT
- 1/1/11
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20 comments:
Wow, you are even forced to delete liberal coloumnists from the Times. Do you sense the the liberal world shrinking?
The world of people who are mindful, honest with themselves and others, who don't believe gun ownership is a birthright, who believe hate rhetoric is wrong and using target symbols and violent terminology is irresponsible and dangerous - this world is waking up and growing stronger, and transcends petty labeling of liberal, etc, which is like the tenth layer from the core of who and what we really are.
Hi Robert,
Nice to see you back. There is just that thing called the Constitution. Even though many liberals objected to congress having to read it aloud, it endures while politicians will come and go.
As usual, you miss/choose to ignore, the point.
http://enews.earthlink.net/article/us?guid=20110117/0b1ed361-9aba-41ab-99fe-0acb73fe61da
This is not the answer.
I read Jim's first comment before it was deleted. Jim called for more government control of the border, interesting in light of his mantra of less government. And his talk of unregulated arming of the citizenry is a case in point of my observation on this blog that so many of his utterances are wreckless, shortsighted and dangerous.
Robert,
Providing for the common defense is one of the few enumerated powers that is prescribed by the Constitution for the federal government. That obviously includes border security.
Read quickly Robert! Lally, the intollerant censor is on the prowl. If he was as vigorous in his thinking and research as in his intollerance he would become an intellectual marvel.
defense is about a lot more than guns. Morehei Ueshiba says: "your spirit is the true shield." think about this.
I'm thinking. So if, we could get Arizonians to collectively think, the border and security problems would be solved. Why did I not think of that?
And putting guns in the hands of people who would use them against others in a supermarket/school/clinic/home.... if they are having a bad day or become inflamed by some prejudicial vitriol, that's a real solution to things, right? That'll really make this world better and solve things - yup, stash your glock right next to your liquor cabinet, your beer cooler and your Fox News, right where your kids can get at it too. Lock'n'load buddy - I'm staying far away from you.
Hi Robert, Here are a few thoughts from "Old Tom". Again, I suggest you read quickly, since the censor continues to lurk.
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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson
Much like quoting from the bible I wonder what those T.J. quotes are surrounded by. As in what context is he speaking and to whom is his audience. What worked in the bible doesn't work today, at least not in the grand ole US of A, we don't stone our wives if they have affairs. It may have been fine back in the "good old days" but we grew and saw the error of our ways. Some day, I pray, we do the same with other written documents and understand that we need to grow beyond some of the literalism that some hold so dear.
Caitlin
Amen, well said Caitlin...Robert
Thank you Robert.
Caitlin
Caitlin,
You epitomise the thinking that frightens Tea Party Folks and many Republicans. Your statment illustrates the need for a grand national debate on what America is and what it should become.
Jim,
You epitomize the thinking that frightens Liberals and Democrats. I'm afraid there will never be a grand national debate, because it's always quote quote quote, instead of thinking about our children's futures and our fellow man whether they look or think like us, so....
Caitlin
Caitlin,
Actually we are in the midst of the debate. Obama's first two years and a fortuitus rant by Rick Santelli kicked it off. Obama and the Democrats won the first round. Round two has begun in the House and may spread to the Senate. We the people may participate by supporting or opposing our congressional representatives. It is possible that the opponents of big government expansion will win before the next election, but unlikely. A change of presidents will most likely be necessary. It will be an interesting debate and I suspect will display a new renewed interest in US Constitutional governance.
PS The fear that Liberals and Democrats have for a renewal of Constitutional governance is well founded.
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