New Short Story/Anthology Exclusive Out Now!
February 27, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 2 Comments
In the premiere release from Little Episodes, an international collaborative art project:
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:: information about ::
“Depression, addiction and mental illness are common problems in the modern world, with one in four people likely to experience a mental health problem every year. Established in 2009, Little Episodes is a not-for-profit organization consisting of professional writers, artists, musicians and actors with two prongs to its mission statement. The first, to destigmatize depression, addiction and mental illness, whilst raising awareness and providing empathy. The second is to provide a platform for talented, emerging and established writers/artists to find community and recognition. We combine the two by giving our participating writers and artists the first statement as their theme.”
Founded in the U.K., Little Episodes also curates ‘Late Night Episodes,’ a recurring event featuring spoken word, performance, music and visual art. Late Night Episodes is held at the Novas Contemporary Urban Centre (London) on the last Saturday of every month.
Clint Catalyst — Interview in The Battered Suitcase, April 2009
April 30, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · Leave a Comment
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It’s National Poetry Month…and I, Uhh, Invented My Own ‘Poetic Form’
April 21, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 2 Comments
Nerd-a-riffic, yes.
As in: it’s now “registered” as a new literary artistic form, the whole bit.
However, with ‘free verse’ being the norm these days rather than the exception,
it seems the most radical thing a poet can do is conform to a rigid structure.
I created one with regard to meter, stanza—the title, even.
The first piece I wrote within this form is published here:
The Battered Suitcase: April, 2009
And I expound upon the form in an interview here:
As usual, I’m wordy as Sweet F.A…
so feel free to scan down to where I explain the “Millennial Haiku,” if you’re interested.
Tongue/Cheek?
Fiercely wriggled, please.&.thanks
Spoken Word Text
February 17, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · Leave a Comment
“To Push Away Or Clutch” — Spoken Word by Clint Catalyst
August 28, 2008 by Clint Catalyst · 24 Comments
ART FAG ALERT!
No, I don’t hit every line in the prose-poem verbatim.
Yes, I wrote it. It’s ancient history, actually…but I chose the piece as a ’sampling of my wares’–so to speak–because it’s self-contained and just under the 10 minute mark.
BACKGROUND INFO: this monologue was filmed on the day that basically determined whether or not I’d have a sample of my art hanging in the Andy Warhol museum. By “hanging,” I mean via 50 inch flat-screen monitor and bitchen sound system with my monologue on endless repeat (entering the room on ‘Opening Night’ and hearing my far-from-soothing voice bouncing around the pristine white walls? SURREAL… and something I’m still processing.)
That Once-In-A-Lifetime pressure +
5 1/2 single-spaced pages of text?
I’m just glad I pulled it off…
And of course, exponentially more grateful to glenn kaino for including me as one of his “Uberstars” in the 8-year retrospective of his sculpture/photography in the reknown Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh!
Catalottalisp was “served, and proper” from May 3 – August 31st, 2008, thanks to Mr. kaino and the curators’ hospitality.
This clip would not exist without the camera skills of Nhat Nguyen and editing prowess of Diego Garza.
In this video clip:
Wardrobe by Jared Gold
Hair cut and color by Luis Payne of Hairroinsalon.com
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Hairroin Salon, Hollywood’s white-hot epicenter of cool, is owned and run by scissormeister Janine Jarman.
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For the image on exhibit, however?
Hair styling/color by Irene Urias of Hairroin;
make-up by Stacey Hummell.
(Watch for the “end result” of Kaino’s portrait of Clint, as taken by Polaroid Big Shot
in the compendium
The Work of Glenn Kaino: Communicating Rooks,
scheduled for an June 2009 release through the premier art publishing house, Hatje Cantz:
Effing PROPS, all y’all!
x o x
C C
Speaking in the Sentence Fragments of the Seratonin-Depleted
July 30, 2008 by Clint Catalyst · 11 Comments
So here I am, testing out this new blog. The Webmistress has introduced me to Wordpress, so of course I wanna see what it’s all about.
However, Full Disclaimer:
On A Near-Daily Basis, People
Who’ve not so much as commented a single blog
“Contact Clint”; “Contact Clint”; “Contact Clint”
(fwd:, fwd:, fwd: from my website)
I can’t help but wonder: have these individuals
even taken the time to read/support a single work of mine
Yet here I am, expected to spend countless hours answering questions
On how to mend a broken heart, exactly
Which kind of bandages do they need
What’s the best brand that’ll make it all better, once
They rub away the sticky residue, everything will be fixed, right?
Right? They’ll get the answer; they’ll get The Happy Life
I’ve only tasted, but some illusion must provide—
Most people get “partly cloudy” and call it a bad day…
Me? I’m all tsunamis and cyclones, melting glaciers and
an ozone layer bruised,
areas burst wide open like
kneecaps French-kissing asphalt
this skin of mine, on a night so loaded
with spine-snap emotions, there’s not enough of me
to contain everything: all of this
RED ALERT
RED ALERT
Authorities urge I’m safer when viewed from afar
Though the awful truth is
I want your calm; I want to pull you in.
(visual art by Glenn Arthur)
*Thing is: I have to “own it”—sure, it’s lachrymose. It’s of the Things Are Very Serious school, the stacks-of-bipolar-poems strewn about. But here’s the deal: it’s not like me to hide what I fear might be mocked. I mean, I view it differently after 7 hours of zzzzs—though that doesn’t change the moment, the cheeks-burning-crimson over what developed, the cadence that’s captured in this emotional Polaroid.
Said another way? I meant it. Not really, but really meant it at the time.
“Reader of the Week” for Clint Catalyst’s Cottonmouth Kisses
June 12, 2008 by Clint Catalyst · 7 Comments
“sorry it took so long clint! But here it is =)”
- jakkblood
