I fell in love with Caroline Harvey and her work in Austin in 2005. She still ranks up there with of the strongest female poets I've met...

I first met Buddy Wakefield in Arizona during his 2003 tour. He's always been a bright spot in the national poetry slam scene, if not f...

Derrick Brown is one of my favorite slam poets. His poetry builds metaphorical constructs that I often find beyond brilliant and he conveys ...

Names are important. Some names have a heritage that can create a powerful poem. Dallas poet Joaquín Zihuatanejo, whom I heard in Austin, Te...

"The Drunk Guy’s Dick" By Mikel Weisser, of Kingman Written March 14, 2009, read at the Sedona Poetry Slam on Saturday, March 20...

"The New Material" By Mikel Weisser, of Kingman Written Sept. 7, 2000, read at the Sedona Poetry Slam on Saturday, March 20 Last n...

I got a nice e-mail on Sunday, March 21, ranking me No. 3 of the top 100 poetry-related blogs, above About.com and a New York Times poetry ...

The interior of the Watchtower Desert View point Looking toward Cardenas Butte and the Grand Canyon We're in the shadow Looking north to...

Navajo Point Cardenas Butte Azami photographed this lonely tree from Navajo Point Looking toward our final stop, the Watchtower at Desert View.

North from Lipan Point NNW NNE The Colorado River is down there somewhere The dark-walled canyon in the distance is more than 1,000 feet dee...

Looking down into Grapevine Gorge Lyell Butte Azami at Grandview Point The rocks where the ravens gather at Grandview Point Azami at Grandvi...

Pipe Creek Vista Azami at Pipe Creek Vista Pipe Creek Vista Looking toward Yaki Point and the South Kaibab Trailhead Practicing my three kar...

Other tourists complimented Azami's choice of early-morning wear. The sun rising higher The 500-foot cliff beneath Mather Point The view...