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Download my new FREE e-book “Economy Candy”

rickpoet — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:13:42 +0000

Download my new, free e-book “Economy Candy” (May, 2012). It contains 16 new poems from 2011/2012. This is my sixth free e-book.

All 6 can be downloaded here.

Online Conversation with Brendan Constantine

rickpoet — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:01:55 +0000

Had a great conversation with Brendan Constantine about our new books. His new, third collection is “Calamity Joe” (Red Hen Press, 2012) and we spoke about the through lines in his new book and mine. (“Death of a Mauve Bat“). Click the player to hear the archived edition.

Radio Interview with Jessica Houston

rickpoet — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:07:51 +0000

Check out this interview with me by Jessica Houston on her show “An Affirming Flame” on the World Wide Word Radio Network. We had a great time talking about all things Canadian, generally revolving around my recent two books “Sinzibuckwud!” (written in Montreal) and “Death of a Mauve Bat” (Written in Toronto.) Thanks for the great conversation Jessica!

Death of a Mauve Bat: My 14th Book Now Out!

rickpoet — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:56:06 +0000

$13.00

Death of a Mauve Bat: The Poet’s Experiences in, and on the way to and from, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“I know of no other poet able to establish intimacy with the reader as fast as Lupert. If this is your first experience of his work, I urge you to receive him as you would any friend of a friend.”

~ Brendan Constantine

Rick Lupert’s brings you back to the hidden Canada in the follow up to his 2011 collection, Sinzibuckwud! written in Montreal, Death of a Mauve Bat steers you through Toronto and Niagara Falls with Lupert’s one of a kind satirical filter. You’ll learn Toronto like no-one ever should. You’ll climb an unfinished castle, drink a blue drink, mosey in and out of the requisite museums and wonder at the ekphrastic glories that are revealed. You’ll wander the streets in search of vegetarian hot dogs and stand in the lights which illuminated the most famous funnytarians of our time. Throw away your guidebook, bring this instead. (okay, maybe bring both.) This is travelogue poetry for the 21st century. (160 Pages, Ain’t Got No Press, January 2012)

Click here to read poetry from Death of a Mauve Bat

3 Poems Published in The Bicycle Review Issue 14

rickpoet — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:19:58 +0000

The Bicycle Review online journal of poetry, prose and photography has just published 3 previously unpublished poems of mine in their latest issue. Check ‘em out here. Thanks Bicycle Review!

The Night Goes On All Night – Noir Anthology Released

rickpoet — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:20:52 +0000

Just released from Ain’t Got No Press is “The Night Goes On All Night”…an anthology of noir-inspired poems, edited by Rick Lupert and published in conjunction with the Los Angeles Poetry Festival’s “Night and the City” Noir Festival. This collection contains work from 24 poets exploring their own noir-de-vivre with humor, grit, nostalgia, and the requisite fedora. Including an introductory note about “noir” from Los Angeles Poetry Festival director Suzanne Lummis.

Click here to see the complete list of contributors and read a few tidbits.

The Night Goes On All Night – Noir Anthology

rickpoet — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:01:53 +0000

$10.00

The complete list of contributors:

E. Amato, Michael C. Ford, Michael Cluff, Brendan Constantine, Mike Daily, Gloria Derge, Peggy Dobreer, Jerry Garcia, Joelle Hannah, Kris Huelgas, Elizabeth Iannaci, Jack Bowman, Ruth Nolan, Marc Olmsted, Kevin Patrick Sullivan, Angela Penaredondo, Douglas Richardson, Anthony Seidman, Eric Steineger, Eric Tuazon, Mehnaz Turner, Wyatt Underwood, Wanda VanHoy Smith and Florence Weinberger

A Few Sample Tidbits:

Her feelings
for him
were as warm as a
1955 Buick Special
convertible
recently gutted
by fire
over on
Middlefield

Michael C. Ford

The truth is, the city waits for the right
moment to knock you up before it runs you over.

Mehnaz Turner

This is the room with a red door, where every night I struggle, as my Mistress of Insomnia mounts me, pins my arms in between her thighs, then stitches my eyelids open…

Anthony Seidman

We started wearing
dark glasses between the house & the garage.
Panorama City had no view; from any window
we saw another window.

Brendan Constantine

I never spoke again
for the rest of my days,
which really wasn’t much of a feat
since I only lived another week.

Douglas Richardson

The night goes on all night.

Eric Steineger

How To Be A Zombie published in new Write Bloody Anthology

rickpoet — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:19:49 +0000

I’m pleased as punch (haha, what does that even mean?) to report that my poem “How to be a Zombie” was just published in the new Write Bloody book “Aim For The Head”, an anthology of Zombie Poetry edited by Rob Sturma! Check it out here.

Rules For Poetry Finalist in Wergle Flomp Contest

rickpoet — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:52:01 +0000

Turns out my poem “Rules for Poetry” just earned a finalist spot in the 10th annual Wergle Flomp humor poetry contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Very excited to have earned a spot in this small group in a contest that attracted over 2300 entries! Check out the poem, and all the other winners and finalists here. (Rules for Poetry originally appeared in Rattle #33, “Summer 2010 Tribute to Humor” and also appears in my free e-book of the same name. Thanks Winning Writers!

New Feature, Interview and Poems At Examiner.com

rickpoet — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:36:36 +0000

Thanks so much to Apryl Skies for this awesome feature of me on the Examiner website HERE. Also check out the full interview HERE and this additional link to another poem she published along with my bio HERE. Thanks Apryl!