Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

Graham Parker is still squeezing out sparks

Crossposted from The Central Jersey Beat:

Graham Parker will be in Titusville on Saturday. He spoke to us recently in anticipation of the show.

Parker, who turns 59 this year, is a bit of an iconoclast — sticking to his guns over a 30-plus-year career that has produced several classic albums (Howlin’ Wind, Squeezing Out Sparks, Mona Lisa’s Sister) and some that deserved significantly more notice than they received (2007’s Don’t Tell Columbus). He plays rock ‘n’ roll, writes his own songs (which are literate, ascerbic and often funny) and makes no apologies.

He will perform at Concerts at the Crossing at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, April 25, 8 p.m. Opening for him will be Luke Brindley. Tickets cost $25; 609-406-1424; http://concertsatthecrossing.com/; http://www.grahamparker.net/

A nice Sunday for poetry

Cross-posted from the subterranean:

The readings today at the South Brunswick Libryar — at the series I organize for the township Arts Commission — were quite interesting. Above is Sander Zulauf, the editor of the Journal of New Jersey Poets and a professor of English at the County College of Morris.

This is Ken Hart, who teaches at NYU.

Thanks to the poets and stop by May 3 for the Idiom Poets.

Who is this Santos guy?

A nasty pitch from Francisco Rodriguez and a great throw by Omir Santos (who is this guy?) — strike-’em-out, throw-’em-out — and the game is over. Santos, who played 10 games for the Orioles last year, not only made a perfect throw, he was up out of the crouch faster than any catcher I’ve seen in a long time.

So Johan Santana gets a win and the Mets move above .500.

Doggie diary: The story of Rosie and Sophie Sleep deprive dog owners

They wake us at 6 on a Saturday and then go back to sleep. How rude.

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Doggie diary: The story of Rosie and Sophie Cool car comfort

I think Rosie is getting a bit more comfortable in the car. Or at least I hope so.

She's had her problems and we have a nine -hour ride ahead of us next month. It'll be brutal to travel with her if she's anxious.

So, we'll just have to keep taking the dogs out, getting them used to the car and people.

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