THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

  

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

PRIMITIVE AS ALL FOLK ARTFORMS

The mechanics of knowledge in car wisdom

can horse and buggy improvise

solutions to existential questions like

HOW TO GET AN ABORTION IN THE SOUTH

HOW TO LIVE IN THE INCEST VILLAGES OF SMALL TOWNS

How to disguise intellect with folk wisdom

so no one gets too worried about fierce alien intelligence

So South Texas is a natural choice for Californian transplant ELON MUSK

stoned on National Television,Asberger's fool on Twitter and SNL

but canny enough to divest funds from NASA(also South based)

to re-invent electric cars and take women -to the Moon -and Beyond!

Elvis in the South,Easy Rider,Terry Southern,Ann Richards,William Faulkner,Jackie Mills,

Tennessee Williams,Ann Pancake,Philip K Dick,Pat Conroy,Philipp Meyer,ric williams,Sarah Webb,

Tom Doyal,Robert Penn Warren,William Styron,Tim Gautreaux,Reynolds Price,Buddy Holly,Roy Orbison,

Thomas Wolfe,Jesmyn Ward,Harriet Beecher Stowe,Kathleen Hudson,Mark Twain,Truman Capote,Larry McMurtry,

Katherine Anne Porter,Zora Neale Hurston,Flannery O'Connor,Margaret Mitchell,Edward P Jones,Jimmie Rodgers,

Padgett Powell,Harper Lee,Ernest J Gaines,Daniel Wallace,Alice Walker,Toni Morrison,Carson McCullers,

James Agee,Eudora Welty,Anne Rice,Cormac McCarthy,Ilona Andrews,Ellen Foster,Meg Aubrey,John Kennedy Toole,

Harry Crews,Caroline Smith,Charles Frazier,Shelby Foote,Jean Toomer,Barry Hannah ,Percival Everett,James Dickey,

Ron Rash,Kate Chopin,Mary Karr,Fannie Flagg,Walter Percy,Tayari Jones,Patterson &Barnes,Ralph Ellison,

Dorothy Allison,Kevin Wilson,Grea Alexander,Larry Brown,James McBride,Mary Alice Monroe,Lonnie Holley,

Mary Jane Parker,Brian Michael Reed,Amanda Hope Cook,Bo Bartlett,Kevin Brockmeier,Roxy Gordon,

Butch Hancock,Connie Williams,Dr Charles Taylor,Jimmy Dale Gilmore,(Dixie)Chicks,ZZ Top...