{"id":16482,"date":"2016-08-10T18:29:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T22:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=16482"},"modified":"2016-08-10T18:29:48","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T22:29:48","slug":"introduction-kevin-j-oconner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/introduction-kevin-j-oconner\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction: Kevin J. O\u2019Conner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings and Salutations! I have signed up for the insanity that is\u00a0<em>The Poetry Marathon\u00a0<\/em>(okay, half the insanity, since I\u2019m planning to do the 12-hour version); this is my introduction.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Among my various roles and attributes, I am:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a self-published poet. I have published six collections so far; my seventh,\u00a0<em>This Is Fifty-three<\/em>, is at the proofing stage. I try to write every day, posting the best (or least horrible) of each day\u2019s poems on my blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/ordinaryaveragethoughts.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ordinary Average Thoughts<\/em><\/a>.<em>\u00a0<\/em>Also, I regularly participate in several open mics in the Seattle area.<\/li>\n<li>a freelance copy editor. This is how I make most of the money I don\u2019t have. Fortunately, I have a background as a translator, because most of the documents I edit originate from overseas (e.g., Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ukraine).<\/li>\n<li>a graphic designer. I don\u2019t do web\/UI\/UX design\/development,\u00a0but I have designed lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/2589533\/Posters-(20092011)\" target=\"_blank\">posters<\/a>, done some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/4506417\/Publication-Design\" target=\"_blank\">magazine work<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tintymusic.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">album covers<\/a>, and (shameless self-promotion alert!) do book and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/27731439\/Book-Cover-Design\" target=\"_blank\">cover<\/a> design. (Needless to say, I do all my own book design.)<\/li>\n<li>a photographer. Not a professional photographer, but I have been taking photos for over 45 years. You can see examples of my photography (with a few design examples here and there) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lennbob\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>a maker of soup.\u00a0Before my divorce, my ex-wife taught me how to make this faux gumbo\u2014chicken, sausage, onion, veggies, spices, and seasonings. I have since tried a number of variations, usually with good results. I do not know how to make it in small quantities, though, so I end up freezing most of it; a pot will normally yield enough soup to last two to four weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I live near Seattle with two cats, Trixie and Lucy, who are named after 1950s sitcom characters only by coincidence. Lucy also serves as the mascot for my self-publishing imprint, Alarm Cat Press.<\/p>\n<p>TTFN!<br \/>\nKevin<\/p>\n<p><em>(10 August 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings and Salutations! 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