Tuesday, October 29, 2013

THE LAKESIDE STRIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL + "THE TICKETMASTER SONG" + INSANITY +

So, during the launch of my ~18-minute set in front of ~800 people, this happened...

I haven't experienced a weekend as special as Denver, Colorado's Lakeside Stride Bluegrass Festival in a long time.

On Friday, October 18 (Lakeside Stride Eve), I read to a super rowdy crowd at the West End Tap House. K-Law & The Bandito Burrito Bros. headlined, & during setbreak I ran my mouth off with: "05.05.07 - Jonathan Freilich, Skerik, Stanton Moore, Todd Sickafoose & Mike Dillon - Chickie Wah Wah, NOLA," "06.25.00 - PHiSH - Alltel Pavilion, NC," & "The Lakeside Stride Song." Catch the insanity here.

Then, on October 19, I'd the ridiculous opportunity to not only watch the Highland Ramblers, Old Town Pickers & Dead Winter Carpenters TEAR UP the stage--I got to TAKE the stage. Short a few hot minutes in the beginning, here is my glowstick-flinging performance. After I also flung copies of wild life rifle fire into the crowd & finally shut the hell up, Hot Buttered Rum ft. Allie Kral destroyed Tennyson Street.

I'm sayin' DEE-STROY'd.

Unimaginable amounts of THANKS to Ariel Rosemberg, the Chateau de Rage, & the entire Lakeside Stride audience & family!

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Ladies & gentlemen, it's the "Lakeside Stride Song"

Lakeside Stride in Headlines: E-Verse Radio | Painted Bride Quarterly | PhanArt | North Denver Tribune | Relix.com
The Lakeside Stride Bluegrass Festival, 5K Run and Chili Cook-off in Denver on Saturday, October 19th: Hot Buttered Rum ft. Allie Kral, Dead Winter Carpenters, Old Town Pickers, Highland Ramblers, and Paul Siegell. Add your madness to the facebook invite here. Shake it!

Saturday, October 05, 2013

"Paul introduced me to an appreciation of counterculture," said Rosemberg.

Big thanks to the North Denver Tribune for their feature on the Lakeside Stride Bluegrass Festival that I, along with Hot Buttered Rum, will be performing at on October 19 in Denver! + GIGANTIC THANKS to Ariel Rosemberg for his hilarious shout-out! Damn hippies.

Monday, September 23, 2013

"You can skip to video in 5..."


Many thanks to Larry Robin + Ernest Hilbert + Fergie's Pub + the rest of the 09.18.13 E-Verse Equinox audience!

Thursday, September 05, 2013

YUENGLING YAMMERING

Two new poems! Many thanks to Cleaver Magazine, poetry editor Lauren Rile Smith, and the rest of the Cleaver staff: "WE’VE COME FOR YOUR YUENGLING YAMMERING" & "WE’VE COME FOR YOUR BLOOD TEST RESULTS" -- Thwack!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

*04.18.09 - the Disco Biscuits - E-Factoy, PA*

Two new poems in Issue #17 of Press 1. Alive! Many thanks to editor Elizabeth Thorpe, Monica & Matt Bookbinder for the hang at the show, and Bisco's Marc Brownstein for the bwaaawwwn ba-dawn ba-dawn ba-daw (blurb for jambandbootleg) bommmm.

Also, video (01:02) of the poem: *My Prostitute is Cheating on Me*

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

That time I said, "Mmm... drop!" during a really inappropriate poem, but everyone smiled and/or laughed, so all was cool, because testicles

Many thanks to David Kirschenbaum, Unnameable Books, Thomas Devaney for the introduction, Kimberly Ann Southwick for the slot,
and the rest of the "Welcome to Boog City" Fest audience and crew!

Monday, July 29, 2013

Philly poets poem Brooklyn for to BOOG: Sunday, Aug 4th at Unnameable Books


Sun, Aug 4th @ Unnameable Books: Amelia Bentley, Kimberly Ann Southwick, Paul Siegell, Melanie Neilson, Thomas Devaney, Phoebe Novak, Christophe Casamassima, S.M. Stone, Tony Mancus, Toby Altman, Bianca Stone, & others! Fb invite here: Starts @ 11AM.

Click here for David Kirschenbaum's full, four-day Boog Fest schedule.

Monday, July 08, 2013

The Fox Chase Reading Series presents: Poets on the Porch 2013


Sat, July 13: 17 poets read on the porch of Ryerss Museum & Library:

Frank Sherlock + g emil reutter + Diane Guarnieri + Ryan Eckes + Jack Veasey + Paul Siegell + Kimmika Williams Witherspoon + Christine O’Leary Rockey + Tamara Oakman + Dave Worrell + Lisa Sewell + Noah Cutler + Marty Esworthy + Alice Wootson + Steve Delia + Suzán Jiván + Mel Brake + (Hosts Bruce Kramer + Rodger Lowenthal) facebo

Friday, June 21, 2013

I'm reading poems @ THE LAKESIDE STRIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL in DENVER, CO (10/19)

Brought to you by Planned Pethood Plus, it's the LAKESIDE STRIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, with a 5K RUN & Chili Cook Off.

*HOT BUTTERED RUM ft. Allie Kral of CORNMEAL

*OLD TOWN PICKERS

*HIGHLAND RAMBLERS

*And, if you can believe it, PAUL SIEGELL

The Lakeside Stride’s mission is to create a culmination of community united by music and historic preservation: facebook.com/lakesidestride.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Recently Acquired: Statement of Accomplishment! "Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade"

Many thanks to Lorrie Ross, Lawrence (Larry) Barkley, Ted Blake and the rest of the "Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade" staff!
From Monday, May 13 through Sunday, June 16, I, along with tens of thousands of others worldwide, devoured the knowledge of Coursera's five-week long CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE WRITER: TOOLS OF THE TRADE course that was taught online out of Mt. San Jacinto College, California (#MOOC).

Dove deep into parts of speech
and sentence structure, plus wrote assignments for peer review and took quizzes. Final grade: 100.2%!

Thursday, June 06, 2013

"POETRY SHOULD MAKE YOU SWEAT"

Many thanks to Leslie Burnette, Elizabeth Spencer, Red Hook Coffee & Tea, Apiary Magazine, and the rest of the Palabras Reading Series!

Thursday, May 30, 2013

MORE POEMS: [05.19.13] video + [06.04.13] info: Woohoo! It's the NEW Palabras Reading Series!


READING: Join us at 7PM on June 4th as the Palabras Reading Series celebrates Apiary contributors: Spencer Silverthorne + Alina Macneal + Paul Siegell + OPEN MIC TO FOLLOW. Beer, wine, all the tasty offerings of Red Hook Coffee & Tea (765 S 4th St). [Facebook event invite here]!

Monday, May 20, 2013

What sort of geek would you describe yourself as?

Phish freak. Word nerd. Flyers fan. Shows I dig on: Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. Appa, yip yip!
Before our Q&A, Geekadelphia's Chris Urie generously writes: "To me, all of Siegell’s work rings true to that of his jam band punk personality. And although his poems are heavily visual, to get the full effect, you’ll need to see him give a live reading. It’s as electrifying as going to see your favorite band in concert."

Many thanks to Chris & Geekadelphia.com! Tremendously honored!

Thursday, May 09, 2013

"Head is a 1968 psychedelic adventure comedy film starring television rock group The Monkees"

Poetry + Science Fiction! Hosted by Anne-Adele Wight! Facebooook!

+ SPRUNG FORMAL #8: Click through to page 50, and right next to, lord-a-mighty, Miles Fermin's "Big Booty Chick with Bean Bag," you'll find my poem: *WE'VE COME FOR YOUR SUBURBAN URGES*

Thursday, April 18, 2013

"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."

Woohoo! *06/02/07 - Roger Waters - Wachovia Center, PA*
Many thanks to all at Apiary! To read the poem, just click the image.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

PITT MAGAZINE | WINTER 2013 | BOOKSHELF

I graduated from a university with two degrees and then 13 years later they wrote a feature about me in the alumni magazine = me happy!

Click image to read article. Many thanks to Camiele White + Erv Dyer!

Also, poetry at Fergie’s Pub on Saturday night of St. Patty’s weekend? Yeah, that went well. [BE SURE TO WATCH TILL THE END.] Viewer discretion advised. Also, here's what happens when I read with a band.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Q: "What is your impression of Atlantic City?"

If YOU are IN or NEAR SOUTH JERSEY, I am reading in ATLANTIC CITY & SO CAN YOU! South Jersey Poets Collective presents "World Above: Paul Siegell" at Richard Stockton College's Dante Hall Theater (14 N Mississippi Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401). Facebook invite here!
A: In advance of the reading, Aubrey Gerhardt of the South Jersey Poets Collective asked me about how poetry has influenced my life, my thots on poetry & capitalism, my impression of Atlantic City, & more!

Monday, February 18, 2013

V Vi Vid Vide Video of Paul S Si Sie Sieg Siege Siegel Siegell at Penn Book Center on 02.16.13

Over on E-Verse Radio, Ernest Hilbert writes: “I stopped by the Penn Book Center this past Saturday to check out Paul Siegell and Laura Spagnoli read poems old and new. Kristy Pucci took this video of the local poet Paul Siegell reading. He's a highly amusing entertainer and an intelligent, sensitive poet as well. Check it out.” Many thx, E-man!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

eye any eye and many eyes will eye you back

[02.16.13]: Penn Book Center’s Random Name poetry series presents Laura SPAGNOLI + Paul SIEGELL = Saturday, February 16 @ 2pm. Hosted by David Hancock. Facebook invite here. Come come! Aye aye!

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Sundog Lit #2 | Scorched-Earth Literature

Issue Two of Sundog Lit is live! Many thanks to editor Amy Pajewski! My work's on pages 26 & 27 (images at left).

PLUS, I'M ON AN ALBUM!
ERNEST HILBERT has added music to his Sixty Sonnets (Red Hen Press).
Along with full musical accompaniment, introducing the spoken-word album, Elegies & Laments. Sixteen poems from the book, 13 read by Ernest, the other three read by guests. And one of them is your old pal Paul! WHAT? PRE- ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!

Monday, January 07, 2013

BOOG + E·RATIO + SURRENDER TO THE FLOW = A SWEET NEW STASH OF P|O|E|M|S

Many thanks to Gregory Vincent St. Thomasino, Christy Articola, Kimberly Ann Southwick, Michelle Taransky and David Kirschenbaum:

+ E·ratio Poetry Journal: *WE'VE COME FOR YOUR MIRRORED MOSAIC*

+ Surrender To The Flow: *Poem to Page McConnell’s “Squirming Coil” Piano Solo*

+ Portable Boog Reader #6: Eight poems (pdf) from Take Out Delivery



Thursday, December 27, 2012

A friend in FL wanted to hear what PHiSH LOT sounded like, sooo...


excerpt from *SET I*
                                            “In music the passions enjoy themselves.”
                                                                                                 —Nietzsche
“right on”-
              stoked split-sec/onds of sensitive, extrAbstract
bandana-delicate aficionados patchwork’d in flux>

              how the plan is to play jazz:

the happiness of having tickets—have you examined much:
              the forensics of a parking lot?

eYeLeVeL w/ the spontaneous relationships & bizarre
bazaars of Jamband Tailgate Showcase Multitudes—

              Come along, my friend my friends:
              Shall we off               to the estate?


after flirting in a minor key, the great “YEAH!” of rockNroll
              cries out from inside—

         www.the_anti-depressant_of_band_expression.tour

of a peak’s release, a chills-guaranteeing song, of a peak’s
              more ridiculous liftoff:

thru suburbs> thru cities> thru college towns> in cargo-
              pocketed/patchwork gear past picturesque
              geometrics of agriculture—
“If you have it, a truck driver brought it” an 18-wheeler
              reads, rolling—
for MILES! tough/tired/hyper miles on roads of perspective
              like summer-long light & airy dresses:
10s of 1000s of InfoAgers_show themselves: revived, elated,
              exhausted, partaking, & partaking while studying
old-but-still-relevant live performances—

of bootlegs teaching Music, teaching scene: boot as
              souvenir/collection; as in, “I was at this show—
              That cheering is me!”

ah, yer damn right they show themselves; we show
              ourselves b/c the music helps us feel like
              ourselves—

thru suburbs> thru cities> thru college towns>

              is it the Crowd’s Energy, or the Energy’s Crowd?

focus the feisty restless ambitious—the self~medicating
              over-stimulated university major-changers jousting
with “I think I know what I wanna do; I just don’t know
              how to get there—”

              how more roads dance to live music than make it:

w/ badtrips buzzkills partyfouls & burns—a revelry, of a road,
              of puffpuff dulcet “circles” & their sensitive, whose
              hit is it?
-rules of sharing, pass & etiquette:

                    ~you cannot cut fire w/ a pair of scissors,
                    wisely agreed the chorus of the wizards~

but you can, but of course, get h i g h

attentive of the insights/the illnesses, of our era’s blood-
              tested/body-pierced Search Engines full-on filing
              into parking lots of jester-fest life:

altered. nappy. siiick

              how we give our bodies to the band:

and you know we just keep kickin’ it, for it’s hard to feel
              Americanly Lost
when you & yer fellow friends a-the Unpredictable Jam
              have out there’d into the Out There, ON
TOUR-uproar’d for the setlist score—for a favorite thing
              to do:

              TO: Jamband  RE: What do you tour for? [SEND]
              INBOX (1): Jamband—Out of Office AutoReply

of festival—high harmonies:

in pursuit to boost & bond, of experience shared:

All Hail! the dearest partners, the Band-Together Band—
              All Hail! the Serotonin Seraphim:
all just tryna head deeper (whatever there IS to dEEper
              into), & no matter how overgrown, not surprised
              how overlook’d:
for while our human eyes seem open, don’t your senses feel
              unfinish’d?
you know I’m not the only i to crave them seldom scenes—

              of Pan—of setting Pan free:

heck yeah! concert sugar—like a kid in a kaleidoscope: can
              you spin w/i?
molecular music: at om w/ the atom—
ahh,
piperPiperPIPER reviving the elusive luminosities we
              lack w/i the modern American weather
                      w/i the modern American-ache Itch Blues:

of Ill-U.S.-Ions!—of l’dor v’dor!

              (((Whooo’s got my extraaa?)))

ev’ry dancer has a band; ev’ry band, dancer—

              nice, love the Bacchus traffic: of arrival:

done set apart our nation’s roads by rockin’ on out to the
              many venues in which we catch our most beloved,
but o, brothers & sisters, the party starts—

                            the Party starts in the Parking Lot!

in light, schwill’d, of crisis after crisis—for song, for scene:
              of celebrating the age in which we live:


THANKS FOR READING!
Wanna see the rest? PLEASE VISIT HERE: jambandbootleg.

Friday, December 21, 2012

The Last Reading on Earth, Ever

The Last Reading on Earth, Ever: A Marathon Reading of Apocalyptic Writing.

Readers include Lizzy Acker, David Atkinson, Albert Balasch, Joseph Bates, Caren Beilin, David Blair, Amaranth Borsuk, J. Bradley, Emily Brandt, Marc Capdevila, Heather Christle, Ryan Collins, Lucy Corin, Paul Dickinson, T.M. De Vos, Adam Fell, Elisa Gabbert, Amelia Gray, J.C. Hallman, Matt Hart, Geoff Herbach, Nathan Hoks, Steven Karl, Becca Klaver, Miles Klee, Gregory Lawless, D.W. Lichtenberg, Brad Liening, Michael Martone, Matt Mauch, Boona Daroom, Dustin Luke Nelson, David Moscovich, Nathan Oates, Joseph Michael Owens, John Reed, Bradley Paul, Kathleen Rooney, Christopher Salerno, Bianca Stone, Paul Siegell, AE Stueve, Mathias Svalina, Maureen Thorson, Leah Umansky, Ellen Welcker, and Rachel Zucker.

Monday, December 03, 2012

Recently Acquired: Statement of Accomplishment! "Modern & Contemporary American Poetry"

Many thanks to Al Filreis, Julia Block, & the remarkable ModPo staff.
Along with 36,000+ others worldwide, began Mon, Sept 10, & went for 10 wks until Sun, Nov 18, took University of Pennsylvania's MODERN & CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY course (aka #ModPo), taught by Al Filreis.

Unpacked poems, wrote essays, took quizzes. Learned, ya heard. Word.

Saturday, December 01, 2012

"In a cocoon of old Coca-Cola cans..."

Paper Darts is a phenomenal journal. The time and care they put
into each piece is pretty much unparalleled. Stunning accompanying designs. It’s very much appreciated, and I’m thrilled to contribute:
++++ TWO POEMS, plus A FUN LITTLE Q&A to boot ++++

Monday, November 12, 2012

"Oo-oo-ooh, yea-ah. Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy! Wo-yoy-yoy-yoy!" --Bob Marley

Just Publish'd:
+ Sixth Finch: SEARCH HISTORY, BOOSTER SHOT
+ Switchback: Lipchitz Lyric, bio
+ NEW t-shirts: paul siegell wrote these

FRI NOV 16 @ MOONSTONE 7PM:
AMELIA BENTLEY + RAS MASHRAMANI + PAUL SIEGELL + JEROME CROOKS + ANDREW KELLER read/perform in celebration of JASON BALDINGER’s The Lady Pittsburgh Philly Book Party

Coming Swoon:
+ Apiary Magazine: 06.02.07 – Roger Waters – Wachovia Center, PA
+ E·ratio Poetry Journal: MIRRORED MOSAIC
+ Paper Darts: Wanna Be Startin' Something, Kaleido' for Coca-Cola
+ Sundog Lit: VETERANS AFFAIRS, LATE NIGHT LIT
+ Surrender To The Flow: Poem to Page McConnell’s “Squirming Coil” Piano Solo