CCLaP

I'm very happy to announce that a Chicago writer named Daniel X. O'Neil has decided to become CCLaP's newest Fellow. And I'm very happy about this, of course, because this now officially brings the full cycle of the underground arts in my life into unity; Daniel, in fact, was the one who ultimately convinced me to self-publish my very first novel, way back in the mid-'90s when my literary career was just starting. I am a great admirer of Daniel, not only his artistic work but also how he conducts himself as a creative professional; needless to say that I'm very glad he's decided to get involved with the center.

Don't forget that Daniel now has his own HTML page, as well as RSS feed, for those who would like to track just his specific work here at the site. This is a free service we offer all Fellows, in fact; we appreciate you letting us publish some of your work here, in order to build awareness for our upcoming paid-admission events, and want to try to offer as many benefits as we can afford, to say thanks.

Here is Daniel's official bio, by the way:

"Daniel X. O'Neil is a poet and performer born in Pittsburgh, PA. Economics is his third book, following BRICKS: A New Book of Poems and Memo To All Employees. He has been continuously employed as an internet consultant since 1998. He buys things on sale whenever possible. He used to be a paralegal. The Chicago Bulls basketball team is personally responsible for at least 8 of the top 50 moments of his life. He teaches poetry in the schools, see poetryandtechnology.com for more. His two favorite people in the world are, by coincidence, the only two he's helped make: CXO, (4 & 1/2), and CJO, (2 & 1/2). They are parishoners at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Chicago."

And then when I asked Daniel for some casual thoughts on the type of artistic work he's most into, he replied:

"I'm into 'derivative works,' which I practice here and define here; and basically is manifest in found poetry, internet collage and copy/paste crookery as seen here. Bottom line: we own our own experience and re-expressions of copyrighted work."

Right on, Daniel; once again, glad to have you on-board.