Comments on: REGE + PATCHEN http://www.austinkleon.com/2007/07/11/rege-patchen/ Austin Kleon is a writer and artist living in Austin, Texas. He's the author of Newspaper Blackout and Steal Like An Artist.. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:55:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: austin http://www.austinkleon.com/2007/07/11/rege-patchen/comment-page-1/#comment-24237 austin Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:31:35 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=1037#comment-24237 hey kim, actually, suzanne at Mac's Backs in Coventry was the one who hipped me to Patchen...but I didn't know there was a celebration in Cleveland! I gotta do some more research... hey kim,

actually, suzanne at Mac’s Backs in Coventry was the one who hipped me to Patchen…but I didn’t know there was a celebration in Cleveland! I gotta do some more research…

]]> By: kim http://www.austinkleon.com/2007/07/11/rege-patchen/comment-page-1/#comment-24231 kim Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:29:10 +0000 http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=1037#comment-24231 a couple months ago my daughter turned me on to kenneth p and shared this delightful poem: I am the magical mouse I don't eat cheese I eat sunsets And the tops of trees -Kenneth Patchen anyone writing a poem in which he proclaims to be a magical mouse won me over. since em first brought my attention to k.p. I learned there was a patchen celebration in cleveland (which I totally missed out on...having only learned of it after the fact!) again I will sing the praises of cpl for after I learned of patchen I did a search and found a local goldmine - I read most of a biography on his life "the poet rebel" (or something like that) - totally enjoyed and also a bunch of his illustrated poems. ah what a voice and what spirit.... glad to find you sharing his gifts! a couple months ago my daughter turned me on to kenneth p and shared this delightful poem:

I am the magical mouse
I don’t eat cheese
I eat sunsets
And the tops of trees
-Kenneth Patchen

anyone writing a poem in which he proclaims to be a magical mouse won me over. since em first brought my attention to k.p. I learned there was a patchen celebration in cleveland (which I totally missed out on…having only learned of it after the fact!) again I will sing the praises of cpl for after I learned of patchen I did a search and found a local goldmine – I read most of a biography on his life “the poet rebel” (or something like that) – totally enjoyed and also a bunch of his illustrated poems. ah what a voice and what spirit…. glad to find you sharing his gifts!

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