<![CDATA[Wolfgang Carstens - ...rumors and rumblings of war]]>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:38:44 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Fountainverse 2018]]>Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/fountainverse-2018Kansas City, MO
Honored to be a feature reader at the 2018 Fountainverse poetry festival in Kansas City, MO.

The video is up on YouTube here.
]]><![CDATA[The Lawrence, Kansas Readings]]>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/the-lawrence-kansas-readingsHere, a completely wasted Wolfgang Carstens takes the stage in Lawrence, Kansas, to deliver poetry at Lucia's Bar & Grill.

​The video is up on YouTube here.
]]><![CDATA[Junkyard of Silenced Poets]]>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/junkyard-of-silenced-poets3951701Strangely Deranged and Oddly Abnormal
Thrilled to announce a new collaboration with the Junkyard of Silenced Poets to produce a recording of my poem "death." 

​The video is up on YouTube here.
]]><![CDATA[Hell And High Water: Three Poems]]>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:22:07 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/hell-and-high-water-three-poems
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Three poems from my HELL AND HIGH WATER featured at Cultural Weekly here.
]]><![CDATA[Cultural Weekly]]>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:10:27 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/cultural-weeklyCarstens cleverly incorporates the specific and the universal, giving the reader plenty to relate to and plenty to think about. 
—Eileen Murphy, Cultural Weekly
Many thanks to Eileen Murphy and everyone at Cultural Weekly for the smoking review of my book HELL AND HIGH WATER (Six Ft. Swells Press). The review features the complete text of one poem from the book. Read it here. 

As always, please help me support my publishers by purchasing a copy.

​Thank you.
]]><![CDATA[Today's Book of Poetry]]>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:29:46 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/todays-book-of-poetryBulletproof and Hell and High Water are both barrels of the shotgun, a full on scatter-shot blast of heart-directed misery and love, anxiety and joy, hope and despair."
​—Today's Book of Poetry
Many thanks to Michael Dennis and everyone at Today's Book of Poetry for the absolute high voltage review of my books BULLETPROOF (Grey Borders Books) and HELL AND HIGH WATER (Six Ft. Swells Press). The review features complete text of three poems.

​Read it here.

As always, please help support my publishers by purchasing a copy.

​Thank you.

]]><![CDATA[Junkyard of Silenced Poets]]>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/junkyard-of-silenced-poetsblood from tear ducts
It was my honor to work with the Junkyard of Silenced Poets again on the recording of "blood from tear ducts," a poem written by American poet Rob Plath.

​The video is up on YouTube here.
]]><![CDATA[Jenny S. Poetry Readings]]>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/jenny-s-poetry-readingsMany thanks to Jenny S. Poetry Readings for reading selections from my HELL AND HIGH WATER.

​The video is up on YouTube here.
]]><![CDATA[Junkyard of Silenced Poets]]>Sat, 06 May 2017 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.wolfgangcarstens.com/rumors-and-rumblings-of-war/junkyard-of-silenced-poets4232332today
It was fantastic working again with the Junkyard of Silenced Poets to bring my poem "today" to life.

​The video is up on YouTube here.
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