“The world stretches before me, the vast world of the big, the little, and the medium.” Octavio Paz ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Trump’s Wall ~ Chuck Hatton To see ALL of Hatton’s mad satirically illustrated renditions, as well as our other featured artists (45 total!), visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.23.19
by Johnny O on March 24, 2019 :: 0 comments••• The Mad Gallery ••• Colbert ~ Chuck Hatton To see ALL of Hatton’s mad satirically illustrated renditions, as well as our other featured artists (45 total!), visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we clarified things on the lie of “no strings;” we irreverently trod on our small minor god; …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.16.19
by Johnny O on March 17, 2019 :: 0 comments“Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.” Rene Daumal ••• The Mad Gallery ••• The Hamburderler ~ Chuck Hatton To see ALL of Hatton’s mad satirically illustrated renditions, as well as our other featured artists (45 total!), …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.09.19
by Johnny O on March 10, 2019 :: 0 comments“The main thing is to know something and to say it.” Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel ••• The Mad Gallery ••• The Lying King ~ Chuck Hatton To see ALL of Hatton’s mad satirically illustrated renditions, as well as our other featured artists (45 total!), visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 03.06.19
by Johnny O on March 7, 2019 :: 0 comments
This past 1st Wednesday of March (aka 03.06.19) Mad Swirl continued to whirl up our mic madness at our mad mic home deep in the heart of Deep Ellum… the Regal Room! HUGE GRATS to all you mad poets, performers, artists and musicians who helped swirl us up a mighty fine & intimate night! Here’s a shout out to all …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.02.19
by Johnny O on March 3, 2019 :: 0 comments“Reflect what you are / In case you don’t know / I’ll be your mirror” Lou Reed ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Impeachable Me ~ Chuck Hatton (Before we present to you our latest featured artist, I’d like to say a few words: Mad Swirl has made it a point to not pick sides when it comes to politics (as …