RIP David Joseph Christy Jan 28 1953 - Feb 1 2010

Shutter St. Vouge


In rooming houses all over the city.
She can always remember the past with you,
Laying on kitchen tables with the Daily Mail.
Amongst the bottles, butts and forgotten dreams.
Always with that grin of assurance that
bares your heart and soul.

~ Dave Christy





Dave Christy October 7, 2009 at 2:10am

dearest subhankar, i sent you a broadside via post today, please let me know you receive it ok - and when you see Pradip, tell him "hi" for me - we have been friends for years. i am checking out your blog, it is great, i will be in touch.
cheers,
dave


Dave Christy October 17, 2009 at 2:17am

hello Subhankar--so happy you received the broadside. i love your blog, i wish i had more time on internet so i can contribute. i would like to write a short history of my Alpha Beat Press for a blog. can you send me a poem or two for my broadside? did you search for Kell Robertson? he had a stroke a couple months ago and not doing so well--he is a wonderful poet/songwriter and musician.
stay well,
dave

GRAFFITI KOLKATA BROADSIDE # Issue 4 # FEB 2010

The new Issue is here friends a little early perhaps but who cares as long it is not late.So rush in your new poems for the next issue.

GRAFFITI KOLKATA BROADSIDE # 03 # JAN 2010

We are back again with the new issue of GKB. We thank Yannis Livadas for editing and designing this issue.

A Very Happy New Year Friends !!! Celebrate with the new issue of GKB 03.

The giant’s hat

Jim Wittenberg


The giant’s hat fell on my house. I’m not sure if it accidentally dropped off his head or if he intentionally threw it away, but it covered my house entirely. I didn’t know what happened. Suddenly it was dark inside the house, and when I looked it was dark outside also. I had no idea what to do, and since none of my favorite tv shows was on I went to bed. Twelve hours later I woke up, looked out the window, and it was still dark.

I called the police and asked if they knew why the sky had gone black. They didn’t know what I was talking about since the sky above the police station was clear and blue. They thought I was crazy and hung up on me. I called them again but they had my number blocked. Then I called the mayor but she was in a meeting, and since I wasn’t anyone important her receptionist wouldn’t forward the message. Next I called the fire department, and since I lied to them and told them my cat was stuck in the tree they came to my house and discovered it was hidden beneath the giant’s hat. They were angry because I had phoned in a false alarm, and they decided to leave the hat where it was.

It’s been three days since the giant’s hat fell on my house. I’ve called the television and radio news people, but they think it’s a hoax. My eyes are getting accustomed to the darkness, and I’ve discovered that I can talk like Donald Duck. There still aren’t any good tv programs, and I’ve decided that I’m stupid because my only pleasure is scratching myself.

I hope the giant begins looking for his hat.


Born in 1956 in Placetas, Cuba, Jim Wittenberg was raised in Sacramento, California, USA, where he currently lives with his teenage daughter. He also has one son, one daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. Jim began writing stories and poetry as a teenager.

"The giant's hat"was first posted on The New Absurdist website hosted by polycarp kusch.

GKB # 02 # DEC'09

2 Paintings Of Sharmy Pandey

Sharmy Pandey is a young writer, artist and a film maker from Kolkata now working in Bombay.

Graffiti Kolkata Broadside # Celebration # The Flux Of Creative Light

A lone candle and Buddhist chant works as a backdrop for this GRAFFITI HAPPENING. Where poems chants colour drops like blood and paint and brushes and the scream of the silence and the warmth of the red light gets intermingled to create the magic of this evening of words dipped in wine. The atmosphere was electric as the poets Swadesh Misra, Somnath Ghosal, Sharmy Pandey and Subhankar Das read from their works in the Other Celebration of the release of GRAFFITI KOLKATA BROADSIDE Issue 01 NOV 09 on NOV 01,2009. Camera incantations by Arunabh Banerjee.

Please scroll down to see the slide show.