Happiness is Poetry: Wolfgang Carstens

Tonight a poet recommended to me by Adrian Manning, his name is Wolfgang Carstens. Wolfgang is a seriously interesting guy, his words are angular, sharp, they seem revel in the terror of honesty, good stuff. He’s also interesting in the different formats he uses to show his work. So here’s a written piece, a series of his work being read by him and finally an illustrated poem. Take a look, enjoy and have a happy day my friends
~ Rev Kane

Wolfgang Carstens was kind enough to provide us with some more material, so here’s a live reading of Enjoy Oblivion, in front an audience at Brittany’s Lounge, enjoy!

THROWING GUTTER BALLS

(as published in The Abyss Gazes Also)

what if life had bumper-rails

like alleys do when children

go bowling—so that

everybody stayed true

to their course.

goals would be achieved.

dreams would come true.

nobody would be derailed.

nobody would disappear

into the gutter.

life would be easy,

safe,

predictable

and boring.

thankfully,

there are no bumpers in life.

here, from our birth

until our death,

we throw gutter ball

after gutter ball

until finally, exasperated,

we return our rented shoes,

crumple our scorecards

and slink quietly from the alley.

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Wolfgang Carstens

Readings some of his own work

A question of Nothingness and a couple of others

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Some other good reading…

Happiness is Poetry: Hosho McCreesh

Happiness is Poetry: Doug Draime

Happiness is Poetry: Rilke

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