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The Tattooed Poets Project: Carl PhillipsWe're closing out this year's Tattooed Poets Project with Carl Phillips. I've had the pleasure, over the years, of meeting Carl and hearing him read on at least two different occasions at the New School in Manhattan, in conjunction with the Best American Poetry readings. Needless to say, when Carl a…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Susan BrianteOur next tattooed poet is Susan Briante:Susan explains the origins of this tattoo:"I got my tattoo in Albuquerque although its origins can be found in Oklahoma, where I took my first job out of college working for the now defunct Tulsa Tribune. I was making $13,000/year as a reporter covering public…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Farid MatukOur next tattooed poet is Farid Matuk.Check out this photo he sent:That's Farid's foot on the bottom. He explains:"I had this piece done at Suffer City Tattoos in Dallas, TX on New Year's day 2013. I believe the artist's name is Robert. I chose to replicate a freckle my daughter has on side of her…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Christopher ArigoOur next tattooed poet is Christopher Arigo, who sent us this image from his thigh:He tells us:Often referred to as “The Shaman” or “The Sorceror,” my tattoo is based on a sketch by Henri Breuil of a cave painting from a cavern in Trois-Frères, Ariège, France. Breuil, a French archeologist, claimed …
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The Tattooed Poets Project: David Jonathan NewmanWe have another returning Tattooed Poets Project alumnus today, David.Jonathan Newman.David's previous contribution appeared two years ago, here.This is a collage of a work-in-progress that David sent along for 2013:David explains that this is:"...a three-quarter sleeve on my left arm by none other …
The Tattooed Poets Project: Erika LutznerToday's tattooed poet is Erika Lutzner, who sent us this photo:Erika explains:I have five tattoos which tell the history of my story; skin is my canvas. The tattoo that I want to share is of Ganesha. I chose to get the tattoo of Ganesha because he is the remover of obstacles, and I was at a point …
The Tattooed Poets Project: Ethan HonNext up in the Tattooed Poets Project is Ethan Hon.I met up with Ethan in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn earlier this month and took photos of three of his tattoos.Ethan credits the talented artists at Fineline Tattoo in Manhattan.Ethan explained that "the tattoos of Keats [above] and f(x) …
The Tattooed Poets Project: Laura MullenOur next tattooed poet is Laura Mullen, who sent us this photo of a koi on her ankle:.Laura explains:"The fish was a celebration of a book, early on (#2 maybe?)--somewhere before I realized how serious I was about this book stuff? I mean, these days, I think a bottle (or so) of champagne is fine now…
The Tattoosday Book Review: Skin Graf - Masters of Graffiti TattooI guess it's no surprise to me that a quality book about the convergence of graffiti and tattoo art has come to pass. Even less surprising is that Michael "Kaves" McLeer is involved.Kaves is co-author, with Billy Burke, of Skin Graf: Masters of Graffiti Tattoo, which is being released tomorrow, Ap…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Bridget LoweOur next tattooed poet is Bridget Lowe, who sent us this photo:Bridget explains:"I got this tattoo rather impulsively in the fall of 2008 in Syracuse, New York, at the excellent Halo Tattoo. I had recently found out that my surname came with a motto, Spero meliora, which translates to 'I hope for be…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Kevin Patrick LeeOur next tattooed poet is Kevin Patrick Lee, who had initially expressed an interest last year in our project, but we had to wait for 2013 to run his submission.We're running this post on a Tat-Tuesday, because, as Kevin explains, he sent us "two poems ... regarding the subject matter of each [tatto…
