The documentary film being made about me and my poetry, by Rachel E. Diken, is holding a summer funding drive. Donate $100 or more by this Friday, August 3rd and receive Special Thanks credit in the final cut! www.gofundme.com/lallydocumentary

RON DELLUMS: REST IN POWER

Ron Silliman's tribute on FB says it better than I could:

"RIP Ron Dellums

This man had an enormous positive impact on my life, getting me released from the legal obligation of conscientious objector's service after I'd been illegally inducted in 1972 (I stayed doing the work in the prison movement for another 6 years because it was good work, but not having the Selective Service to worry about was huge). I once heard Nelson Mandela say (at the Oakland Coliseum) that the only reason he was still alive was Ron Dellums. It was Dellums who recognized that the student community and the black community in Berkeley had the same interest with regards to Vietnam and the draft, and in that observation he transformed East Bay politics forever."

ANOTHER FAVORITE MEME

COMING UP

On Saturday, August 11th, I'll be taking part in a charity event on Long Island, where me and many more-famous-than-me authors will sign copies of their new books, 5PM at 555 Montouk Highway, Amagansett NY. Here's the link.

ANOTHER GREAT EVENING OF POETRY

The event at Poets House last night was delightful. I got to hear some great poetry by the other readers, and share some of my work, make new friends, and be with long time friends (some I hadn't seen since the 1970s!). Here's a photo, by Phillipa Scott, of me reading that gives a sense of the beautiful setting for the event (the audience was sitting outside under the sky facing the exhibit of books of poetry published this year so far...

PS:

If you're planning on attending the event tomorrow evening (Thursday July 26th) at Poets House (10 River Terrace) where I'll be reading from my new collection of poetry (and three others reading from theirs), the reading part starts at 7PM, but just found out there's a reception that starts at 6PM if you want to come early and say hello.

OLD FAVORITE QUOTE

"We're always choosing between giving love or withholding love."    —Hubert "Cubby" Selby (in conversation with me sometime in the early 1980s, yesterday would have been his 90th birthday)