Original Poem: Karma Sutra
Sean MurphyIn addition to writing about famous dead people (pick up your copy of THE BLACKENED BLUES, here!) I've channeled more than a little energy the last few years into deconstructing…
Original Poem: Sun Ra’s Spaceship
Sun Ra's music sounds like it was intercepted from another world. Big thanks to Jerry Jazz Musician for continuing to publish poems about jazz, and it's my extreme pleasure to…
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…
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…
THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: John Coltrane’s Cancer
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: Booker Little’s Deliverance
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: Eric Dolphy’s Death
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: Roland Kirk’s Dream
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…