Povera News- Does Your Bank Waste Your Time? Send A Bill
- Poem — A Faux Letter to Jorie Graham
- ChristianMingle.com Mingles With Judaism
- Poem — A Faux Letter to Michael Palmer
- Povera News Press Release Leads To Local CBS News Story
- Starbucks VIA Ready Brew — It’s Not Just Instant But, Allegedly, Laser Beam Instant
- Phoenix Woman Fights For What Was Taken From Her — Her and Her Son’s Honor (And Nearly Everything She Owned)
- J.R. Roren, From Realty Central, LLC, Makes a Statement
- Two New, Small Poetry Volumes From Povera Press
- Povera News and Consumer Success
Does Your Bank Waste Your Time? Send A Bill
I billed my bank. In December 2011, my bank, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, scheduled an appointment for me to close on a used car loan. In spite of my arriving early for the appointment, the scheduled time came and went and I ended up waiting for at least an hour before finally seeing a … Read more
Poem — A Faux Letter to Jorie Graham
At a time when I thought poetry might be worth something beyond readings, presses, awards and fellowships, I wrote a faux letter-poem to poet Jorie Graham. I entreated her as would a son entreat a mother for answers. I’m still waiting for her faux response. This poem is taken from the selection Leave Pica When … Read more
ChristianMingle.com Mingles With Judaism
The trademarked slogan for dating website ChristianMingle.com is “Find God’s Match For You.” But Spark Networks, the company that created and now manages ChristianMingle.com, also owns and operates the site JDate.com, a dating website for Jewish singles that lists locations of synagogues and the meaning of various Jewish holidays. So which God does Spark Networks … Read more
Poem — A Faux Letter to Michael Palmer
Once when I doubted poetry’s ability to help anyone, I wrote a faux letter-poem to poet Michael Palmer. I entreated him as a son begging a father for answers. I’m still waiting for his faux response. This poem is taken from the selection Leave Pica When Breathe, which can be purchased here: Povera Press … Read more
Povera News Press Release Leads To Local CBS News Story
The Povera News press release Phoenix Woman Fights For What Was Taken From Her — Her and Her Son’s Honor led to a news story that aired April 2, 2012 on KPHO, a Phoenix-based CBS affiliate. Lindsey Reiser, a KPHO multimedia journalist, reports on the story in the following article and videos, found here: Woman … Read more
Starbucks VIA Ready Brew — It’s Not Just Instant But, Allegedly, Laser Beam Instant
Brenda Booher is a district manager for Starbucks stores in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area, and she has a secret. According to what she has told to multiple Starbucks store managers, the fine powder sold by the company under the Starbucks VIA Ready Brew brand — Starbucks’ advanced version of instant coffee — is made, in part, … Read more
Phoenix Woman Fights For What Was Taken From Her — Her and Her Son’s Honor (And Nearly Everything She Owned)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 27, 2012 Contact: Aaron Lundstrom 602-561-4811 or aaron@grovestream.com Phoenix Woman Fights for What Was Taken From Her – Her and Her Son’s Honor (And Nearly Everything She Owned) When Phoenix, Ariz. resident L. Washington returned home in October 2010 from visiting her son at a hospital in Germany, … Read more
J.R. Roren, From Realty Central, LLC, Makes a Statement
After over a week of repeated attempts to get a response from J.R. Roren, vice president of Phoenix real estate company Realty Central, LLC, about a local foreclosure drama that has implicated his company in misconduct (see Phoenix Woman Fights For What Was Taken From Her — Her and Her Son’s Honor (And Nearly Everything … Read more
Two New, Small Poetry Volumes From Povera Press
My thoughts say that I don’t like poetry, but my words say that I do — at least limited forms of it. I tried my hardest, at times, to despise poetry. I’d show up at readings, sit through as much of them as I could while taking note of the names of the poets whom … Read more
Povera News and Consumer Success
Another AT&T subscriber, Sherry, was able to cancel her subscription without paying excessive fees that normally accompany cancellation. Sherry read the letter I wrote (CONSUMER LETTERS: Your Cell Phone Cancellation Fee is Disloyal and Wrong) to Ralph de la Vega, the president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, on PoveraNews.com, and contacted me to get more … Read more
