Mark William Norby

Very nice. And, go to bed.

Shoot for the agent option.

YouTube video by Tenebrae Choir Miserere mei, Deus - Allegri - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

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Joyous Saturday: In triumphant descent, Christ brought liberation from hell to those held captive there since the beginning of the world.

You go to the right bars

Alex Dimitrov’s ‘Ecstasy’ - Poems gritty as the devil, high as an angel The poems in Alex Dimitrov's “Ecstasy” are like serotonin coursing through your veins leading you in the direction of a chemically induced psychological and somatic peak. What lies beneath the surface...

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Very pleased to have been chosen by the Bay Area Reporter to write on Alex Dimitrov’s exciting new collection of poems, Ecstasy. A book that will shatter boundaries and strengthen our bonds as LGBTQIA individuals working hard to retain all the ground we’ve fought for.

Cristobal Pesce—no other DJ.

The Mayan Calendar, Templo de Cobá, Yucatán

David, you will be missed. Thank you for the art.

What is the most absurd thing that has ever happened to you?

Always keep a diamond in your mind.

What’s with gay couples looking like one another?

Are you living life, or watching it?

Rick Barot’s ’Moving the Bones’ - lyrical, compassionate, patient poetry Combining melodic rhythms and personal reflections, Rick Barot’s "Moving the Bones" triumphantly penetrates the heart with such gentle consideration that readers will be left with new understanding of...

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“Stillness and silence are my two main currencies.”
—Sir Ben Kingsley

Lake Of The Isles

My morning read ……………………………………

Lake of the Isles. Cold day, low 50s with heavy winds. In a week, these leaves will be gone.

GenX/GaySeX: AIDS, Liberation, and the Specter of Queer Identity Engaging with the Archive of the Dead, Specters, and the Subaltern

The lost generation speaks out on living through the AIDS Crisis, sex, sexual identity, and engaging with the archive of the dead.

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“Les Distractions de Dagobert,” by Leonora Carrington. This exquisite painting sold Thursday May 16 in New York at Sotheby’s Auction House for a record $24.5m.

Calling all writers who focus on gender identity and its subfied, gender psychology. I’m seeking titles to review in the Bay Area Reporter—oldest continuously published LGBTQ news source in the nation. Poetry especially, and political implications of gender assignment & mental health.

I am seeking new queer poetry collections with a strong mission of bringing metaphor, myth, and religion to light; daring works, fearless authors. Publication in the nation’s oldest queer paper and news source, the Bay Area Reporter. Thank you. Mark

I wrote about Cynthia Carr’s brilliant masterwork Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar in the Bay Area Reporter’s this week’s issue. An exciting biography of a legendary and pioneering trans icon of the 70s; a Warhol Superstar & a superstar of her own merits. Get hip! www.ebar.com/story.php?ch...

'Material Wealth: Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg' by Mark William Norby

I published a new article on Allen Ginsberg’s newly unearthed poetry, personal photos, and unusual ephemera never before seen. Read here:
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Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree

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“The only way you can describe a human being is by describing their imperfections.” —Joseph Campbell, as quoted by David Brooks

Gino and I at the peak of Guanajuato

“Art is so high and exalted for me; for me, as I have said elsewhere, it is the highest thing on earth after religion.”
—Adalbert Stifter

Thrilled to have my articles syndicated in EDGE Media Network! Out of Boston. Massachusetts and distributed worldwide.