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Poems by Frank Messina:

• Selected Works

• 9/11-related poetry

• Baseball Poems

Messina Art:

• Paintings

News Articles and Reviews:

• 11/2/09: PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer: Messina feature

• 6/14/09: Happy Recap Radio Show: Messina Interview

• 6/12/09: Hudson Reporter: Book Review / Interview

• 4/19/09: The Bergen Record: Book Review / Interview

• 4/14/09: Baseball Digest Magazine: Book Review / Interview

• 4/14/09: Messina Radio Interview with Mark Healey

• 4/01/09: Gelf Magazine: Book Review / Interview

• 9/27/08: New York Times: Messina Profile

• 3/01/08: Orlando Weekly: Messina on Critics Pick of the Week

• 10/7/07: Bergen Record: Interview with Messina

• 10/3/07: WikiNews: Interview with Messina

• 9/30/07: Calgary Herald

• 9/29/07: New York Times: Front Page Article on Frank Messina

• 10/01/07: CBS EARLY SHOW: National Edition

• 9/11/07: "Walking Home" CD Review by Zoe Artemis

• 6/12/07: SNY TV Features Frank Messina

• 8/16/06: SNY to air Messina / Mets Poetry special

• 7/14/02: Bergen Record: Book Review / Interview (web)

• 7/14/02: Bergen Record: Book Review / Interview (hard copy)

• 9/11/02: "Disorderly Conduct" Book Review by Zoe Artemis

• 6/29/99: Jambands.com: Octopoet live show review

• 10/30/98: Report from the Front: SoupFest 1998

• 4/01/98: Billboard Magazine's Frank Messina page

• 11/18/95: Arts Weekly: article on Messina

Press Releases:

• 4/1/09: READING / BOOK SIGNING at Barnes and Noble

• 4/1/09: Official Press Release, Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry

• 3/1//09: Full Count: The Book of Mets Poetry now On Sale!

• 9/1/09: Messina Signs Book Deal: FULL COUNT: The Book of Mets Poetry

• 9/21/08: Messina featured at Hofstra Univ. Italian Festival

• 4/2/08: Messina is the featured Poet at Insomniacathon 2008

• 3/1/07: Spring Tour 2007 Announced

• 12/1/05: Messina appears in historical film documentary, FREEDOM

• 8/23/05: Messina's father passed away

• 6/6/05: Messina back Performing

• 11/1/04: MESSINA / AMRAM CD INFO

• 10/1/04: OCTOPOET appearing by popular demand

• 3/1/04:   Octopoet Returns

• 2/01/04: Messina teams with John Popper, Stir Fried

• 9/15/03: Barnes & Noble carries "Disorderly Conduct"

• 4/19/03: Spoken Motion 10 Anniversary Concert

• 2/28/03: Despite War Talk, Hate-Mail, Turbulent Times, Messina and Ron Whitehead Hit the Road

INTERNATIONAL MESSINA STUFF:

• Japanese: Messina site
• Dutch: Dichters Uit Epibreren
• Dutch: Profiel: Understaand Programma

MESSINA / OCTOPOET / SPOKEN MOTION RELATED:

• Messina MySpace Page
• Messina on top 20 Spoken Word Radio Chart
• FrankMessina.com
• Messina on 20th Century Poets List
• Larry McDonald's myspace page
• Wes Jensen's Website
• Bob Sushko's Website
• Elliot Levin's Website

Multi-Media Gallery:

(Windows Media, Real Audio Player or iTunes required)

Audio:

• Sample Messina audio clips at iTunes
• Sample Messina / Amram audio clips at iTunes
• Sample Messina audio clips at cdBaby.com
• Sample Messina / Amram audio at cdBaby.com
• "Psycho Chick" (mp3 ) 2.8M

   

  Video:

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Messina featured in New York Times Vid Clip at Shea Stadium:

Messina appears on SNY-TV's Mets Weekly, w/ David Amram:

Messina appears on SNY-TV's Mets Weekly:

Messina Heckled/Attacked by crazy woman (warning, explicit):

Frank Messina & Spoken Motion, 10th Anniversary:

Octopoet, 10/2/04, Scott Murawski guitar solo:

Octopoet, 10/2/04, guest bassist Mike Gordon solos:

Photos:

Live Concert Stuff

• Messina with Max Creek (photos by Brian Walter)
• Messina with Max Creek (Photos by Ed Scroogy)
• 3/28/06, Synchronicity Art Gallery, Evansville, IN. (by Jeremy Hogan)

• On Stage with John Popper

• 5/24/03, Memorial Day Concert (by Tape Fairie)
• Backstage with Fishbowl (by Chris Felver)
• Larry McDonald in NYC (by Teri Bloom)
• Messina reads at 9/11 tribute, Exchange Plaza, Jersey City, NJ

• Messina with Max Creek at Globe Theatre (by Sean X. Cummings)
• Messina with Max Creek and Jeff Pevar
• Messina reads "You Will Not Break Me" w/Max Creek 11/23/01
• Deep inside the "rhythm vacuum"
• On Stage with JGB at the Dead Goat, Salt Lake City, Utah

• 9/11 Memorial
• Book Release Party: Frank signs books
• Messina at the Gathering of the Vibes '99
• Messina warming up at the Waldorf
• Messina on BBC Radio, Newcastle, England (by Tony Whittle)

• Messina swamped by Dutch media, Amsterdam, NL
• Live at The Ristra Lounge
• Live at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (by Gina Saulle)
• SpoMo circa 1994
• SpoMo circa 1994

Frank Messina with...

• Keith Hernendez and Ron Darling
• David Wright
• Steve Martin
• Bruce Willis (photo by Mikey Borgata)
• Mayor Rudy Giuliani
• Governor Mario Cuomo
• John Ventimiglia (The Sopranos)
• James McCaffrey (at 9/11 Benefit)
• Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
• Melvin Seals
• Malaika Barriffe

Misc Pics...

• Joe Isgro
• Joe Igro and Bob Sushko
• Messina Art Show Poster
• Larry McDonald

• Larry and Wes Jensen
• Larry with Brian Jackson
• Spoken Motion
• No Cameras Backstage Please, haha

• Painting of Messina (by Gianluca Bianchino)
• The Lone American Poet (by Wilma Sullivan)
• Contemplating Ground Zero

• Joe Isgro and Paul Thorbjarnarson
• Joe Isgro and Wes Jensen lurking around Amsterdam
• Spoken Motion poses for a shot in Den Haag
• ALAN DUGAN, Frank's early mentor and co-conspirator

 

Frank Fan Fun: (pics and poems for and about Frank)

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• The Mets Poet spotted at Shea
• Another Mets Poet pic
• Messina clowning w/ disenfranchised youths in The Village
• "evil" fans in Edinburgh, Scotland
• Messina accosted by Judy
• "Frank Messina" (a poem by Tara Sufiana)
• "Messina" (a poem by Dean McClain)

Friends/Fellow Warriors

• Matthew Larson Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
• The Jack Kerouac Project
• Rob Fried Remembered
• HELP HURRICANE VICTIMS

• Tyrone Cotton
• Pee Wee Reese
• Jaco Pastorius
• Jorge Sylvester

• Johnny Cash
• Hal Sirowitz
• Dawn Lorentz
• Chuck Berry
• Chanda Rule

• Brian Jackson
• Dub is A Weapon
• Gil Scott-Heron
• Mark Egan (legendary bassist)
• Zoe Artemis
• Chesterwhite
• Nuyorican Poets Cafe

• David Amram
• Jerry Garcia
• Tom Constanten
• Jackie Sheeler
• Sonic Youth
• Ron Whitehead
• Stonegate Gardens
• Poetz.com

• DJ Logic
• Max Creek
• Jeff Pevar
• Levon Helm
• Erik Lawrence
• The Poets of Epibreren, The Netherlands

• Stir Fried
• Mike Gordon
• Blues Traveler
• Spin Doctors
• Lucy Woodward
• Melvin Seals
• Academy of American Poets
• Jackson Pollock Tribute Site

• MOBY
• Levi Asher's Website

• FDNY(official site of the New York City Fire Department)
• The Bravest Memorial
• Tribeca Film Festival
• The Leary Firefighters Foundation (Dennis Leary's org)

• Crossing Border Festival (The great spoken word festival)
• Poetry Flash
• ShakesBeer.com (serving the college community)

Messina "Family" links

• Jo Dee Messina
• Jim Messina (Loggins & Messina)
• Antonello da Messina (Italian Painter)

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