tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91995319586809322292024-02-19T03:47:57.334-08:00voice of inkcourtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-25796561978857384502016-01-09T13:34:00.002-08:002016-01-09T13:55:22.624-08:00happenings: january 2016this year is off to quite a start. a good one, i think. <a href="http://www.spiderwebsalon.com/" target="_blank">spiderweb salon</a> successfully hosted our <a href="http://www.spiderwebsalon.com/2016/01/third-annual-winter-formal-at-dans.html" target="_blank">third annual winter formal </a>last weekend, and a few days later i sat down with <a href="http://www.pariaharts.com/about/" target="_blank">pariah art</a> and three incredible writers to record our first podcast episodes. exciting!<br />
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i am working on being more focused right now & getting shit done. cutting back on drinking and the whole thing. it's hellishly great. and just in time too, because this month is stacked. here are some of the things i am up to and the reasons why maybe we might not see as much of each other for a few weeks unless we're collaborating on something... or if you can make it to any of these wonderful events! i really hope you can. (if it helps, this is my birthday month and i'd love to see my friends out & enjoying some art/poetry parties...so come on!) okay:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">January 16 - performing ORBIT (a poetry and noise collaboration) with Lauren Belmore at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/159189254448563/" target="_blank">The Wild Detectives</a> in Dallas, TX</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">January 27 - co-hosting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/339872626136718/" target="_blank">Pegasus Reading Series</a> at Kettle Art in Dallas, TX with Sebastian Paramo</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18.76px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This month we host poet and translator team Kim Kyung Ju and Jake Levine, with Karissa Morton and music from Kent Evans.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">WordSpace presents In/Verse Looped at Challet Dallas. this is a reprisal of the show we did in October at the Common Desk.</span></span><br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-74874133637850623092015-12-05T12:42:00.003-08:002015-12-05T13:01:03.494-08:00new year project<div class="_209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="bar4t-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #373e4d; direction: ltr; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-23912110482326386232015-12-01T08:00:00.000-08:002015-12-01T09:22:43.655-08:00crab fat magMy poem {the books in my library} has found a home in<a href="http://crabfatmagazine.com/2015/11/issue-6/" target="_blank"> Crab Fat Magazine</a>. Issue 6, pg 31. Feels nice to be in such good company; if you have some time, check out the issue for free on their website:<br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-37581131798815263302015-11-01T21:08:00.000-08:002015-11-27T21:11:15.532-08:00bailey and dora<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">I did it! I made a chapbook! Everyone has been very kind and supportive about this little DIY number featuring beautiful art by </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=51808221&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=51808221" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Cameron</a> Cox<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">, and if anyone else is interested in a copy, there are still a few left after the Spiderweb masquerade so I would be happy to send you one if you get in touch with me. It might cost you a beer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">In case you haven't been following along, this c</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">hapbook is a collection of poems i wrote for the <i>She's A Bastard </i>show that took place a few weeks back; it's a gender-swapped poetic retelling of A Picture of Dorian Gray through the lens of a recently-deceased queer female artist. Get them while they are hot and, you know, exist.</span></span><br />
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Had a wonderful time performing at <i>She's A Bastard</i> last weekend. For my set I re-wrote poems using <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> viewed through a gender-swapped lens. (For those of you familiar with the book, my retelling was written through the perspective of a queer female artist named Bailey, of course, after the atrocious murder.) The poems were fun to write, even if some were finished at the very last minute, and the rest of the badass writers (Bonnie Stufflebeam, Bess Whitby, Lauren Belmore, and Makayla Price) all had really exciting performances too. </div>
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Oh & everyone dressed up and we all had drinks and a few laughs afterwards. My outfit was not quite subtle; anyone not attending the readings must have thought I was really jumping the gun on Halloween. Or, you know, dead.</div>
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-77622081571488233512015-10-04T20:18:00.000-07:002015-11-27T20:27:14.272-08:00in verse: loopedIf you missed <i><a href="http://www.dallasobserver.com/event/wordspace-presents-looped-7611284" target="_blank">In Verse: Looped </a></i>this weekend, you sure <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fiveglue/media_set?set=a.10156193646375002.1073741852.521245001&type=3" target="_blank">missed out</a>. Easily one of the most interesting shows I have ever been a part of, and I am so thankful for the opportunity to try something a little bit out of the ordinary for me. The event was quite a commitment- the poems were the easy part. My art installation was time-consuming and sometimes tedious, but being a part of this amazing event made everything worth it. I absolutely loved how everything turned out, both in my room and the other fantastic artists' spaces (including Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi, Lauren Belmore, Zach VandeZande, Kyle Vaughn, and Tamitha Curiel). Scott McDaniel had a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scott.w.mcdaniel/media_set?set=a.10200988819478825.1716919958&type=3" target="_blank">great eye</a> for the night if you're curious about all the wonderful works that were displayed.<br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-34680759326547846092015-09-30T15:26:00.000-07:002016-02-22T10:59:40.649-08:00poets in chicagoIt is very likely this post deserves a lot more depth than I am about to give it, so how about if you are interested in all the juicy details, drop me a line or ask me next time we bump into each other....<br />
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I was invited by my dear friend <a href="http://www.benclarkpoetry.com/news/" target="_blank">Ben Clark</a>, who also happens to be one of my favorite poets, to join him in Chicago for his new book's release show and celebratory shindig. The event itself gets to stake claim on One Of My Favorite Nights Ever, where I got to meet my longtime small-publisher crush, Rebecca from <a href="http://www.meeklingpress.com/" target="_blank">Meekling Press</a>, AND share the stage with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD05F5139692D6678" target="_blank">Emily Rose</a> and <a href="http://www.martyoutloud.com/" target="_blank">Marty McConnell</a>, not to mention witness an incredible performance of Ben's book by him and his longtime friend, whose story the new book is based on.<br />
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The book (Ben's) is called If You Will Turn Around I Will Turn Around, put out by <a href="http://thoughtcrimepress.com/" target="_blank">Thoughtcrime Press.</a> Go buy it and read it and feel it.<br />
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While I was staying with the most wonderful and hospitable hosts in the world- who took me to even more poetry readings and all the bookstores- chances had it that my buddy <a href="http://colinwinnette.net/" target="_blank">Colin </a>was also traveling through the city on tour with Amelia Gray and Aaron Burch, and our whole troop of traveling writers all crashed at the same little house in Logan Square. We had a delightful time stomping around the city- attended writing events, absorbed the view of the lake and the city and the sky from a tall building downtown, spent too many tokens at a barcade until late at night... Beyond the fun I notice there was an underlying seriousness, a thoughtfulness, like everyone was still working, still plotting and planning... the state of mind I think I am maybe all too often in... anyway, it was fantastic to see everyone so active in their art, specifically WRITING, you know, touring and making shit happen. I'd love to wrangle a tour with a book of poems and some friends someday. Let's make shit happen! Okay.<br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-2714280449723922822015-09-28T20:31:00.000-07:002015-11-27T20:41:15.191-08:00pegasusWhat luck! I am now proud to be co-hosting an excellent reading series in Dallas (<a href="http://www.dallasobserver.com/best-of/2015/arts-and-entertainment/best-poetry-night-7617172" target="_blank">the best poetry night in big D</a>, according to the <i>Dallas Observer</i>) called Pegasus Reading Series (made possible by WordSpace). The founder of Pegasus, Sebastian H. Paramo, asked me to help emcee and participate in the curation of the series a month or two ago, and we just hosted our first Wednesday night (every last Wednesday of the month) at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kettle.art/" target="_blank">Kettle Art</a> (really cool gallery. go there.) together this last week to kick off the series' new season. The show featured poetry by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rflowersrivera/" target="_blank">R. Flowers Rivera</a>, Richard Bailey, and Bess Whitby, followed by beautiful music stylings from <a href="http://horacebray.com/" target="_blank">Horace Bray</a>. I'm looking forward to working with Sebastian and all of the excellent literary things we'll get to do with this time & space.<br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-58297699754454036502015-09-20T15:01:00.000-07:002015-11-27T15:01:21.153-08:00we did it: lazers of sexcellenceIt finally happened. After planning two shows and surviving the better part of a year of communication issues, <a href="http://do512.com/events/2015/5/13/lazars-of-sexcellence-5-0" target="_blank">Lazers of Sexcellence </a>came to denton this weekend and Spiderweb Salon put on a hell of an event. It was overall pretty exciting / exhausting to host Amber Tamblyn and Derrick Brown here in Denton.<br />
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I was supposed to read this particular evening but since we discovered at the last minute that the featured artists had longer sets planned than we had anticipated, I just stuck to emcee-ing. Instead of reading a set, I lined my pockets with lines of poems that I threw at audience members throughout the night, so that was fun. Throughout the show we all laughed a lot and cried a little. I remember trying to hug everyone as much as I could. It was a weird night that I wouldn't trade for anything.<br />
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The evening was pretty well documented, which is really great because I was so busy running around I can barely remember the finer points. There's a slew of amazing photos by <a href="http://dearpioneer.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Leah Jones</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpiderwebSalon/" target="_blank">Spiderweb's</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.949734098421160.1073741873.380076395386936&type=3" target="_blank">facebook page,</a> and the wonderful <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scott.w.mcdaniel/media_set?set=a.10200957071405143.1716919958&type=3" target="_blank">Scott McDaniel </a>came all the way from Dallas to take some really awesome photos too. A very nice woman named Alexandra also took video of the night, you can find <a href="http://alexandracorinth.com/2015/09/25/torn-stockings-and-blood-and-death-an-evening-with-derrick-brown-and-amber-tamblyn/#more-4211" target="_blank">her blog here</a>. As always, stellar talent took over the stage, local and nationally recognized performers alike, and I think overall a good time was had by all.<br />
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I need a nap.courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-58105617891572212292015-08-25T19:52:00.000-07:002015-11-27T19:58:03.375-08:00writing about copywritingSometimes I write things on the <a href="http://www.swashlabs.com/" target="_blank">Swash Labs </a>blog.<br />
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Up this week: <a href="http://www.swashlabs.com/blog/whats-a-copywriter-anyway/" target="_blank">What's A Copywriter, Anyway?</a><br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-64505457310454426902015-08-06T08:23:00.000-07:002015-08-10T08:41:23.814-07:00disembodied text: volume 1<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Disembodied-Text/346774528760833?fref=ts" target="_blank">Disembodied Text</a>: Volume 1 was a delightful experiment conducted at the intersection of poetry & sound. It was such an honor to be a part of the event. There has never been and never will be a show quite like this one- each captivating performance was entirely unique from the others. I wish I could describe it to you but... you kind of had to be there. Working with Lauren Belmore on ours was a real treat & I had the best time making words collide with her insane noise manipulations. This was a fragment show, so the audience got to take pieces of poems away with them. I always enjoy the dialogue this process initiates, and was thrilled to talk to everyone afterwards about some of the work. You all know how to get a girl excited about creating. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Box-Theater/170094123016671?fref=ts" target="_blank">Black Box Theatre</a>, 8 PM<br />
Denton, TX<br />
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Dallas, TX<br />
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By the way, you look nice today.courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-65465951321795818712014-07-29T19:11:00.000-07:002014-09-17T19:14:20.983-07:00stipulations / no immediate danger<div style="text-align: center;">
Two poems up at<a href="http://blacksunlit.com/2014/07/two-poems-by-courtney-marie/" target="_blank"> Black Sun Lit</a>. Follow link to read.</div>
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courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-46219978977328945242014-05-07T18:53:00.000-07:002014-09-17T18:59:35.177-07:00myself as a printed thingTwo of my poems, <a href="http://ttijournal.org/2014/06/sunsets-by-courtney-marie/" target="_blank">one old</a>, <a href="http://ttijournal.org/2014/06/in-retrospect-by-courtney-marie/" target="_blank">one new</a>, have been published in <a href="http://ttijournal.org/" target="_blank">The Thing Itself</a>, just released, check them out and/or order a copy of issue 41 on their website, <a href="http://ttijournal.org/category/issue-no-41-spring-2014/" target="_blank">here</a>. It's beautiful:<br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-34656692784370834552014-03-26T19:05:00.000-07:002014-09-17T19:47:36.733-07:00the horse i am ridingSent my poem, <i>The Horse I Am Riding,</i> to the new local zine kids on the block and they made it look cool. Their magazine is called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GUMBOMAG" target="_blank">GUMBO. Check them out.</a><br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-11345845996193964502014-01-08T13:01:00.002-08:002014-01-08T13:03:18.944-08:00as a literary orphan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">A poem of mine, 'awareness' is featured in Literary Orphans' newest issue, <i><a href="http://www.literaryorphans.org/playdb/awareness-by-courtney-marie/" target="_blank">#10: Bettie</a></i>. If you have a spare moment, take the chance to peruse this lovely little lit journal.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">This is what i hope to be the first of many steps into the literary world this year (&on). Your love/support is invaluable.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">In case you missed the hyperlink above: http://www.literaryorphans.org/playdb/awareness-by-courtney-marie/</span></span>courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-6767851220856338862013-11-30T19:14:00.000-08:002014-09-17T19:18:43.410-07:00femme festI am usually the one behind the camera so it's nice to stumble on photos from sets taken by strangers. I am not sure who took this photo, so if you know, please drop me a line so I can credit them appropriately. Femme Fest was a rad show for a good cause and I really enjoyed myself, even though I was nervous as hell on stage. I don't think I've ever heard Mable's get so quiet. Hopefully that's a good thing?<br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-66711726880733430242013-11-28T10:18:00.000-08:002014-01-08T13:02:58.083-08:00myself as a Disembodied Text<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Been writing fiendishly lately. Sometimes I think it's working. I've been summoning the courage to do more readings, some in town, others out of town, in Dallas, usually through a gallery collective called Two Bronze Doors. One of the most genuine groups of artists I have ever come across- they are truly inspiring. Through them I was recently asked to submit some poems to the Dallas-based publication <a href="http://disembodiedtext.com/" target="_blank">Disembodied Text</a>. I sent along some slightly more experimental pieces that I've been working on, which they seemed to like and published. Do check out their website and the gallery sometime if you can, and enjoy these strange little poems of mine.</span><br />
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<br />courtney mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069477263759559816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199531958680932229.post-28627238707836628032013-10-31T12:25:00.001-07:002016-02-20T15:33:04.151-08:00a poem: haunted<br />
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