I’m not interested in how people move, but what moves them. Pina Bausch ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Morgaine Mortel” by featured artist Kasey Jones Dive on into ALL of Kasey’s strikingly defiant anarchistic illustrations, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 08.06.25
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of August (aka 08.06.25) when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do at Barbara’s Pavillion! We will get things started with some musical grooves brought to you by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) then this month’s host MH Clay & guest host Opalina Salas will set the stage for …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.19.25
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Tim Drum Syndrome, I stay loud” by featured artist Kasey Jones Dive on into ALL of Kasey’s strikingly defiant anarchistic illustrations, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.12.25
I surrendered to a world of my imagination… Andrew Wyeth ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “US. RESIST” by featured artist Kasey Jones Dive on into ALL of Kasey’s strikingly defiant anarchistic illustrations, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we encountered a stranger, …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.05.25
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. Frida Kahlo ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The United States of Anarchy” by featured artist Kasey Jones This month’s featured artist, Kasey Jones, brings a bold and striking collection of black and white drawings that echo the look and feel of classic linocut prints. Jones’ line work is detailed and …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 07.02.25
This past 1st Wednesday of July (aka 07.02.25) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we featured longtime Swirler, Contributing Poet, artist and birder, Alan Gann! Grats to ALL the participators & appreciators who graced our stage: Hosts: MH Clay …
Podcast: Inside the Eye: Q2 2025
Listen on Patreon OR on Spotify! Welcome to Mad Swirl‘s latest installment of “Inside the Eye!” In this episode: Hosts Johnny O (Chief Editor) and MH Clay (Poetry Editor) interviewed longtime friend & Contributing Poet of the Swirl, prolific writer and published author & all around fine fellow, Ryan Quinn Flanagan! Here’s a bit about RQF: Ryan is a Canadian-born author who …