Graeme Edge: The Right Guy for the Era
Sean MurphyProg rock (in general) and the Moody Blues (in particular) needed that guy, and Graeme Edge was that guy. His spoken word was exactly what that era demanded, distilling the…
Buenos Noches Amigo: RIP, Rem Dawg
Oh man, what a loss for Red Sox Nation. Even though I've heard him call too many games to count, I can only imagine what my fellow fans in Boston…
Original Poem in Anthology, This Is What America Looks Like
It's an honor to appear in the wonderful anthology, This is What America Looks Like, a true labor of love curated and published by Washington Writers' Publishing House (a 47-year-old…
Original Poem, “Adaptation,” in The Wayfarer
I always associate Homebound Publications with my dear friend and amazing poet Linda Flaherty Haltmaier, as they have published two (awesome!) collections of her work. It was my pleasure and…
Five Things You Need To Write Powerful And Evocative Poetry, from Authority Magazine
Poetry is growing in popularity and millions of people spanning the globe have a renewed passion for embracing the creativity, beauty, and art of poetry. Poetry has the power to…
1455 PRESENTS: A READING & CONVERSATION WITH SEAN MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ‘THE BLACKENED BLUES’
My thanks to poet, photographer, arts advocate, and dear friend Justen Ahren for putting me in the hot seat, for a change, and talking about my new collection THE BLACKENED BLUES. Aside from…
Eternity Doesn’t Die: An Appreciation of Lee “Scratch” Perry
It's impossible to adequately summarize or describe Lee "Scratch" Perry's life in sounds; from inventing/advancing dub to mentoring Bob Marley to an entire decade (the '70s) that saw him churn…
Charlie Watts: The Rock of the Rolling Stones
I was recently involved in a discussion about Led Zeppelin's least understood and appreciated album, In Through the Out Door (a topic I covered exactly a decade ago for a…
THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: Henry Chinaski’s Horses
I’m happy to announce that my first poetry collection, The Blackened Blues, is available wherever you buy books (yes, *wherever*, so you don’t have to put more money in Rocket Man’s…
THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: Shafi Hadi’s Silence
I’m happy to announce that my first poetry collection, The Blackened Blues, is available wherever you buy books (yes, *wherever*, so you don’t have to put more money in Rocket Man’s…