Last night I had a Lamont Dream
Maybe it’s the photo
Maybe it’s the time
time was time is
I can never drink again since Bacchanal closed
but I can dream
dream
dream
It was smoky smoky smoky
and Lamont was declaiming
Something Broke Loose
and we said part of it in unison
having burned it in our brain
And we knew then he would win the Pew
and be Poet Laureate of a new America
a free America
a you can be who you want to be America
a post-War America a post Police State America
a post phone tap America
Beautiful young men would come to the B
asking for Lamont
some of us would come up to them
he’s not available, but we’re friends of his
Beautiful young women would come to the B
some of us would slide up to them
He’s busy, we’re not
Some of us wrote disposable Poems
Lamont did not
Poems for the night for the reason for the season
to get laid or paid
Lamont never did
I’ve always loved Lamont
just for his being Lamont
only wanting to love him
not to be a lover
therein lies madness
I’ve always loved Lamont
but that one night’s dream makes me
finally
say it
Bob Small 8-7-14
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Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
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