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The Little Girl Giant and Poets in Their Youth
When I watched this video last week, it was the prettiest thing that I had seen the entire day. That’s all. In other news, I just finished reading Poets in Their Youth by Eileen Simpson. Eileen Simpson is John Berryman’s ex-wife. The book recounts her time with John and all of his literary friends. I…
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Fish in the sea, you know what I mean
It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. In other news, the next Poets off Poetry featuring an essay by Chris Martin will be up very, very soon…stay tuned.
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The Return from Chicago and that damn Best Show on WFMU (again)
Well, I’ve returned and quasi-recovered from this year’s AWP in Chicago. I took home with me a little bit of self-doubt, and even more sad for me, a lot of germs. As of this writing I only have one functioning nostril. But The Best Show is on right now and I am already starting to…
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This makes me happy
What a good idea. We could all use a little encouragment sometimes. In other news, I am shipping out for AWP tomorrow in Chicago and supposedly I am staying in a fancy hotel. I’m going to make it a point to use at least 4 towels a day and be sure to leave them in…
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“Do I dare disturb the universe?”
I can’t decide if this is super cool, or super creepy. National Poetry Month poster.
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New POP featuring Mark Bibbins is up now & I can’t for the life of me not listen to The Best Show on WFMU even though I don’t really want to
The new Poets off Poetry is up now featuring an essay by Mark Bibbins. Thanks to Mark for putting together a stellar Best of ’08 list. Definitely a huge overhaul. Be patient with the page; all those videos take a while to load. And to use the word “best” as a segue, I cannot stop…
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Jailbird
So, “the global economic crisis” finally hit home for me a few weeks ago when I decided in all my adult maturity that I would cancel my weekend subscription to The New York Times. I figured it was the least I could do to try to be more fiscally responsible. This is the first time…
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Oh, hey, hi. Hi!
Greetings from the year 2009. Some stuff has happened. Other stuff is going to happen. I had a really good horoscope courtesy of The L Magazine a few weeks ago. I think I am mostly pumped. Here’s a list of some of said things: Most importantly, there is Arthur Russell. You can google him. You’ll…
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Merry Christmas, etc.
My sentiment exactly. Hopefully the vortex that is this week goes by quickly and painlessly.
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Small, good press for POP
Head on over the The Poetry Foundation blog and check out a short but sweet mention of Poets off Poetry. I’m glad the series is getting some attention. Thanks Travis! So, I’ve been using the phrase “a small, good thing” lately to describe why I have been making the decisions I have been making. It…
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