Events of Clive Matson
Readings
Mainline to the Heart and other poems
Clive's first book was published by Diane di Prima’s “Poets Press” – 1,000 copies were sold out in 1966-67 – now reissued along with significant uncollected pieces from the same period. These turbulent poems celebrate a place where emotion, sex and religion come together with overwhelming intensity. Is this trinity at the core of human experience, as Baudelaire suggests? Mainline to the Heart is an enormously powerful evocation of a state of mind most people barely know exists," states Jack Foley, and Steve Kowit calls the poems, "Naked paeans...the wailing, chaotic lyricism of youth sung in the key of compulsive sexual frenzy --an orgasmic, rapturous celebration of lust, drugs and life."
Regent Press is reissuing Clive's 1969 book Mainline to the Heart along with other significant poems of the same period. This 90-page edition presents the original, dramatic cover by Ross Perez in a large format, and provides a sense of the first book by including drawings by Erin Matson and a contemporaneous photo of the poet.
Chalcedony's First Ten Songs
Clive reads from Chalcedony's First Ten Songs. Chalcedony obsesses on sexual passion and its 10,000 variations. She doesn’t know anything else. And why should she? These poems are a vibrant call to body and spirit and earth through the sensory world. It’s as if Clive Matson expanded his voice and fully embraces sensual life in all its joys and pains.
Come share the experience and hear it for yourself.
“I don’t think I have ever read sexier poetry in my life! I love that the open mouths are not threatening now, but loving and erotic.” ~ E.E.
“I absolutely love Chalcedony. I really want to take my time with it, and read the poems again and again, it’s just beautiful.” ~ T.F.
“A sumptuous, radiant mouthful of poems, reminiscent of Pablo Neruda" ~ A.F.
"Chalcedony's here and she won't leave. She's in my closet trying on all my clothes." ~ C.S.
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Clive inteviews on Jane Crown's Poetry Radio
August 22, 2009, 2 pm
Tune in on your computer for one hour of interview and readings with Clive or visit the site later to download the podcast!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-Jane-Crown-Show
http://www.janecrown.com
"Seven Recommended Positions for Post-Psychedelic Passion"
Clive Matson and Friends: Gael Alcock (cellist), Jeanne Lupton, Adele Mendelson, D. Jayne McPherson, Larry Beresford, and Laura Riggs
October 18, 2009,
4:30pm music and refreshments, 5:00pm poetry Art House Gallery
2905 Shattuck Avenue (at Ashby)
Berkeley, CA
Host: Harold Adler
510-472-3170 or 267-664-2415
$5 donation
Clive reads
at Bird & Beckett Books
October 19, 2009, 7 PM
653 Chenery, Glen Park
San Francisco, CA 94131
Open reading follows
Host: Eric Whittington, 415-586-3733
Getting Published
Meets at 472, 44th Street, Oakland, the first Wednesday of the month starting at 7 pm. Our gatherings are meant as a support group and are free. Come with questions, and if some of you bring projects, so much the better. We'll pool our resources and give specific help. Perhaps a few of you will bring drafts of query letters?
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Poetry Saloon
Meets at 472 44th Street, Oakland, the second Friday of the month. A potluck is at 6 pm, reading at is 7:30 pm, and dancing is at 10 pm. Bring your poems and poems by others to share, or come just to enjoy. Conceived by Gail Ford and hosted by guests.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Friday, January 8, 2010
Friday, February 12. 2010
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Poetry and Pizza
Clive shares MCing this monthly poetry reading. It meets the first friday of every month at 7:30 pm at
Escape from New York Pizza
333 Bush St, San Francisco
415.421.0700
A $5 donation gets you all the pizza you can eat, a drink, salad and an evening of poetry. The donation benefits a cause chosen by the poets.
For more information visit, http://popizza.white.prohosting.com