earthly Sharpness

A few months ago, I held a Poetry Contest with the grand prize being, among other things, having your very own e-book made by yours truly. 

Today is the day I finally make good on that  promise. 

 

I am proud to release earthly Sharpness by Manny Blacksher.

 

It will be available for free for a very limited time and then available for purchase through the ALSO THAT Art Store. Physical copies with bonus content will be available for purchase in the near future.

 

Click the button below to download the free PDF today. 

Original Art on the Cheap

So, it may come as a surprise to some of you, but I'm kind of a fan of art.

And while making art is good and fun, it's also great collecting art. And yeah, picking up a print for ten bucks is great, but there's something about getting an original that's really special.

But the thing is, original art is so ex-pen-siiive. We're talking thousands of dollars for one lousy masterpiece, here. How's a working Joe like me supposed to collect beautiful pieces of original art? 

I'll tell you how: www.everydayoriginal.com

Every Day Original is a great site, and while the tagline might lead you to believe that it only features one piece of art, there are actually hundreds of pieces of original art available for purchase RIGHT NOW!

And this is a curated list of artists here. This ain't Deviant Art. This isn't a site where just any Joan, Dick, or Terry who picks up a paintbrush and thinks they're the next Picasso can sell their work. These are pros here.

Check out this gallery of one of a kind pieces of art, then head over to Every Day Original and pick up a piece of your own on the cheapitty-cheap!

Hate to break it to you here, but all of these works have already sold and since they're one of a kind originals and everything...you're just gonna have to go onto everydayoriginal.com and check out some other pieces to buy!

Source: www.everdayoriginal.com

Kiss With Teeth Teaser

In the forthcoming weeks, I'll be releasing a small collecting of poetry called Kiss With Teeth. 

I have decided to post a teaser- me reading the titular poem.

Kiss With Teeth

A kiss doesn’t have to be
some tender thing
whispered 
through a chink in a wall
in the dead of night.

A kiss doesn’t have to be
something fragile
like a flower
made of glass
and paper.

A kiss doesn’t have to be
a tranquilized animal
laying in its cage
indifferent
as tourists shuffle by

A kiss can be a blur of fur
and claw
and tooth.