"Sine Waves and Canadian Geese" at Boston City Hall

As mentioned previously, my poem, "Sine Waves and Canadian Geese" was chosen by Charles Coe as part of an exhibit sponsored by the Mayor's Prose and Poetry Program at Boston City Hall. As I had just received a digital camera as a birthday present, I decided to document the poem before the exhibit ended on May 23rd. This was the second time on of my poems had been selected.

As I toured the entire exhibit, which spanned nearly every floor of City Hall, and photographed some of my friends' poems as a favor to those without digital cameras, including work by Elizabeth K. Doran, Chad Parenteau, Mignon Ariel King and James E. Van Looy, my frequent colaborator in Cosmic Spelunker Theater. I was particularlly taken with a poem by Ellen Steinbaum for having evoked the paintings of Childe Hassam an American Impressionist painter who so often captured scenes of Boston.

On my way out, I decided to sign and date my poem posted by the elevators-- I thought it might be of interest to city archivists.

Poem at Boston City Hall

Once again, one of my poems was selected for exhibition at Boston City Hall as part of the Mayor's Prose & Poetry Program. The previously unpublished poem "Sine Waves and Canadian Geese" was one of 44 selected by guest juror Charles Coe and can be found on the third floor by the South Elevators.

Of course, this will only affirm G. Tod Slone's view that I am part of the literary establishment. (Charles Coe, in his work with the Massachusetts Cultural Council has also been the target of Slone's attempts at cartooning, though I find it interesting that when Slone finally decided to lampoon an African-American writer, he deliberately left Coe faceless.)

Boston City Hall is in Old Scollay Square, accessible by way of the Government Center, State Street, and Haymarket Subway Stations. The current selection of poems will remain on display until May, 23, 2007.

Boston City Hall
One City Hall Plaza
Boston, MA 02201

Boston City Hall is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm.