“Games World of Puzzles”
If you’re the kind of person who turns directly to the puzzle page of your local newspaper, it’s likely that you’ve spotted “Celebrity Cipher.” This celebrity-themed cryptogram, syndicated by Universal Uclick, appears six days a week in more than 70 newspapers across the country….
Luís Campos
Poet/humorist Luís Campos was born to write. At the age of 13 he edited, published, and distributed EL Fuego in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This humorous daily included neighborhood/city gossip, funny stories, etc. In 1948, Luís emigrated to the U.S. and eventually settled in Los Angeles, California.
Luís Campos in other media
“Poetry by Luís Campos” Poetry! Compact disc for sale by Luís Campos was released May 31, 1994 on the New Alliance label. Poetry! CD music contains a single disc with 15 spoken word poems. Poems include: Ah, Poets! / Electric Poem In AC Minor / Immigrant / Badlands Rock / Caramba! / Foreign Graffiti / Facial Quality / 14th Street...
MY FRIEND BARRY
2009 – RIP Barry Simons.
(We were part of “VENICE 13”, 1971)
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-Big guy,
easy to like…
-Came to my 75th
birthday party
in his gala uniform:
work overall
covered with oil paints…
-Gave me a print,
which I treasure…
-We’ll meet
on the other side
some day, Barry…
you can be
my heavenly guide –
take me where
Picasso and Neruda
hang their wings.
STIMULUS BLUES
2009
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-Not to worry –
we already
hit bottom,
we can’t get in
any deeper,
there’s just no way!…
-Glug… glu… gl… g…
Read Poem/CommentHARD TIMES
2011
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“Uncle Sam
to Auction Top Hat
to Raise Funds
for the U.S.A.”
“Times are tough,”
said the legendary Uncle,
adding,
“Just doing what any other
red-blooded American would do.”
In other news:
China makes an offer to buy
cash-strapped California.
UNMEETING OF THE MINDS
-I don’t know
who you are
& you don’t know
who I am!
-You not only
don’t know
who I am,
but you don’t care
to know!
-Which is exactly
the way I feel
about you!
-So, so long…
it’s been good
not to know you!
CONFESSION
Everything
I’ve said
were lies,
-including
all of this-
and that’s
the truth!
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’09