WELCOME TO
JAMES BERKOWITZ.COM
A place to connect with the musings, poetry, writing, spoken word, interviews, performances, events, film, and photography of a poet, writer, and multimedia artist who still carries a note pad and moleskine with him as well as embraces the current technological tools available for artistic expression.
Experiencing a creative journey means being inspired. James Berkowitz has lived and traveled in many cities fascinated by art, language, and culture. He breathes musically poetic words into his visual writings and enjoys experimentation by playing guitar and composing music to poetic titans such as Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes.
During recent years the discovery of reading poet and writer Nazim Hikmet whose work and experimental use of language James feels akin is part of the excitement of evolving. Growth into prose writing of short stories and plays are now taking place. Whether he’s in the street or at the laptop he finds himself grateful for the opportunity to share and connect with other sentient beings via written and spoken word.
All poems, writings, photography, film, video, and quotes presented in this website are copy written by James Berkowitz. All rights reserved. With the exception of quoting brief passages for the purposes of review, the author requests permission in writing for any further use.
"In a time where voices of dissent and any independent voices for that matter are threatened, one voice will continue to melt away the anger, hatred, judgment, and condemnation of diverse people from our vast sea of humanity; that is, the omniscient and truthful voice of eternal love."
James Berkowitz
August 2005
INDIVIDUAL IMAGE CREDITS:
(HOME PAGE PHOTO) Apryl Skies
(NEWS PAGE PHOTO) Sabi Yahghoubi
(BIO/INTERVIEW PAGE PHOTO) Janet Griffin Carley
(POETRY PAGE PHOTO) Jessica Wilson
(BOOKS/PHOTOS PAGE PHOTO) James Berkowitz
CONTACT/GUEST PAGE PHOTO) Edizen Venice
(BLUE LOTUS/AUM) www.ediblebrain.com/wallpaper
(GANESHA) The University of Strathclyde
(BUDDHA EYES) DJvisualize.com
GRAPHIC COMPOSITION: R.DEMKO
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- Wednesday, February 8 – Tuesday, February 14
- Valentine Week Love and Romance Poems
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The Heart:
Global
- I'll be posting love and romance poems Valentine Week through Valentine's Day daily via my Facebook Writers Page www.facebook.com/jamesberkowitzwriter
- FREE
- Thursday, December 15, 2011
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Venice Art Crawl Holiday Celebration
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Venice Breeze Suites:
2 Breeze Avenue, Venice, CA, USA
(MAP)
- Join in the holiday celebration featuring original art, poetry, and song along with a Christmas and Chanukah twist. Fun decor, cheese and crackers, cookies, wine, & egg nog.
Performances starting between 7:30 - 8:00PM
Ben Steinberg: Banjo, Guitar, Voice
Carmen Gutierez: Musician
Cheryl Fidelman: Poet
Constance Brantley: Mixed Media/Acrylic Canvas Paintings
James Berkowitz: Poet
Jessica Wilson: Poet
Joie Schmidt: Poet
Keff Pristine: Oil on Canvas Paintings
Lizi Plotnick: Horse paintings and Ceramics
Tim Geracoulis: Guitar, Harmonica, Poetry
- FREE TO THE PUBLIC
- Thursday, August 18, 2011
8:00 pm – 9:45 pm
- ROOFTOP POETRY READING/PERFORMANCE
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VENICE BREEZE SUITES:
2 BREEZE AVE, VENICE, CA, USA
(MAP)
- Thursday, August 18TH Live poetry reading/performance from the rooftop of Venice Breeze Suites 2 Breeze Ave on the Boardwalk Venice, CA celebrating the 1st Anniversary of The Venice Art Crawl. Two Sets 8:00PM & 9:00PM PST. 9PM Set begins with a birthday cake celebration. Free event with wine, cheese, and crackers. Come and join this special moment of the VAC. ***Multi-media broadcast via UStream for Facebook via James Berkowitz Writer Page. Must LIKE the page in order to watch as the app does not broadcast thru FB personal profile pages. Streaming via MacBook and isight camera. Excited to experiment with the technology.
James Berkowitz is a writer and multi-media artist currently writing his third book as well as reading and performing. He loves the magnificence of nature and its many settings as well as the pulse and stimulation of city streets with awareness of the beauty that springs forth from each. Less
- FREE
- Thursday, May 12, 2011
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Writer's Row # 3 Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
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Harlem Cafe:
124 4TH Street (down the alley at 4th and Main), Los Angeles, CA, USA
(MAP)
- Come celebrate the Written Art with us during the downtown Art Walk!
Featured Writers include:
Brenda Varda
Rick Lupert
Jayson Pida
James Berkowitz
Nathan Green
Open Mic, DJ, swag, grab a drink and chill with us!
- Free
- Thursday, February 10, 2011
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- SLAMMING WITH LANGSTON
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TRIBAL CAFE:
1651 WEST TEMPLE STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
(MAP)
- www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php
http://www.tribalcafe.com/directions.html
I am grateful for your presence Thursday night 8-11PM February 10TH at Tribal Cafe 1651 West Temple St. Downtown Los Angeles. 30 Minute set encompassing the written and spoken word dancing through the music of language and rhythm while reaching the crescendo of human emotions.
- $6 MINIMUM PURCHASE
- Friday, January 21, 2011
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- 9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Birthday Celebration
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Talking Stick Cafe:
1411 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice, CA, USA
(MAP)
- FREE Admission
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