incredible kisspulpers

in-cred-i-ble (adj) –too implausible to be believed, astonishing

kiss-pulp-er (n) - one that kisses life so hard it leaves yummy bits on their lips. one that peeks into the inner structure of a stem, a tooth, a vessel. one that contains lurid subject matter, a soft pith forming the contents of a poem.

{The Incredible Kisspulpers might just be in your city. They might just split open and spill on your floor. They might even leave pretty shaped stains. They are nutritious. }
Originally this blog was created to chronicle the tour of Lauren Zuniga (Oklahoma City), Spike Cowell (Columbus Writing Wrongs) Kaitlin Bee (musician, OKC).
Now this blog serves as an archive of that first tour and a continuous, though sporatic, account of the things LZ and friends learn in their journey.
When was the last time you allowed yourself to be poemed into pulp?

Sep 22 2009

other things we’ve learned

  1. Kait doesn’t miss Gypsy {GPS}. We both miss Spike though.
  2. Kaleidoscope! Your life is a Kaleidoscope. Shira Erlichman sticks with you. Her CD is a symphonic addiction.
  3. After all these years, Ani D still does the body good.
  4. Fivel the Volvo should not be taken to Jiffy Lube.
  5. Apparently there is a driver axel and that thing can snap out of place.
  6. Dark highways and loud trucks make you the praying kind.
  7. The tow truck driver will arrive like a savior. Wearing black gloves and tobacco lips.
  8. Don’t ask what talk radio show he’s listening to. Don’t ask why he moved from Portland. You want to keep him a hero. 
  9. Centralia is in between Portland and Seattle and used to be a lumber town.
  10. The newspapers are going out of business and people don’t want to use as much paper so now the tree guys are losing jobs.
  11. New paradigms create new industries. But growing pains still hurt.
  12. The women in Centralia all look spooky similar. Like they are all related.
  13. The packing and re-packing of the car is a bit like life. You realize at various points that you are carrying so many things you don’t really need and there are many things you wish you had but you always seem have exactly what you need.
  14. You should apply for your passport when you first know you are going to Canada. You should scrape the money together and make it happen and not listen to people who don’t know what they are talking about. And you shouldn’t trust the internet.
  15. You can, however, get your passport very quickly in Seattle. They make it pretty painless and are very courteous. A facebook invite will work as travel itinerary.  Do not leave town until you actually have it in your hands.
  16. 3:20 pm can feel like a small death when you arrive after the Passport Agency is closed and you can’t pick up your passport and can’t go to Canada and therefore can not see one of the dopest poetry shows in the continent and will have to go even longer having never, ever, ever left your country. Feel sorry for your self for 45 minutes.
  17. Get over it. You are on tour and everything is connected and you can not see the order in things when you are boo-hooing all over the place. Scoop some Idealism off of Kait. Call a good friend, laugh at the Cosmic Karmic Clown together.
  18. Watch the sunset in Olympia and remember how small and magical it is to be  human
  19. Prepare for ten days of silent meditation. Smile and remember that Buddy told you it will be the most horrible, beautiful thing you will ever do. 
  20. Drive, Drive, Drive deeper into your Self.

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