RIP Ian McDonald: MVP of the Best Prog Album Ever
Sean MurphyIf Ian McDonald had done nothing other than be a crucial (arguably the crucial) member of the band that, in 1969, recorded the album that launched a thousand pretentious, proggy,…
Original Poem: John Coltrane’s Ascent
Who wouldn't be published in a journal named The Decadent Review? I would (and fortunately, have already done so). As such, it's with great joy that I see my poem…
Original Poem: Thelonious Monk’s Moods
Coats and Hats / Thelonious Monk by Martel Chapman Once again gratitude to the good team at Jerry Jazz Musician for championing my work. This poem actually appeared late last…
2021: A Creative Recap
The World is Our Oyster, or Maybe Vice Versa In uncertain times, one thing remains immutable: storytelling is crucial and people can --and must-- find ways to create, share, and…
WordShedNYC Presents: THE BLACKENED BLUES
Huge gratitude to Leah Elimeliah, the mastermind of WordShedNYC, for curating this reading and Q&A, 1455’s last official event of 2021! (Leah also participated in the 2021 Summer Fest and her poetry appears in…
Original Poetry, courtesy of Ink Pantry
Huge gratitude to the good folks at Ink Pantry Publishing for featuring three of my poems (which range from blueberries as metaphor, if Herman Melville had email, and, of course,…
Graeme Edge: The Right Guy for the Era
Prog 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…
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…
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…