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Defection
It's been a long time coming. As of today I will no longer be blogging the progress of the Dredge Cycle here. There are too few comments to prove there's much interest in it, so I'm not gonna force it on your flist ( Read more... ) -
Meanwhile
May all my friends, not-yet-friends (and even those whose poetry I think turns NPS into an editor's migraine) find what you need this week in West Palm Beach ( Read more... ) -
A slight change in the smell of the air
Today I woke up comforted by the prospect of writing poems during the workweek. The notion that this is okay started last week; it'd been almost 10 months since I last wanted to do that ( Read more... ) -
Status report
It's been 3.5 weeks now of jumping jacks in the morning. On Sunday I upped my minimum from 200 (I was averaging 220) to 250. I feel great ( Read more... ) -
And then there was book
Last night there was a private reading of the House Book for a few dear friends. It was not intended to be public; that's coming later, and that'll be the one I'll be upset if you're there to see ( Read more... ) -
Phoenix,
thanks for taking care of me last night. It was wonderful.
There's so much more yet to reacquaint ourselves with, though. Don't hold back. I can take it, and I'll be here till Saturday. -
42 in the bank, 30 in the recycle bin
There's nothing quite like slimming your manuscript to its essentials. It's leaner and tougher than ever, and weighing in at 42 solid-ass poems, not a one of which doesn't set up or build on another. This part feels good.
In the course of giving this sucker a first sequencing, I realized just how dark it is. I mean, yes, in terms of tone and ( Read more... ) -
Yes, but can it be said with less?
Five years after my Division II chair tells me to cut the last lines of "Virginia Woolf Kills Herself on my Answering Machine" and I'm still an amateur of this most subtle art of reduction. Now when I think of the poem as it was, I wince ( Read more... ) -
Repost: RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT!!
To my friends in the 505:
This is first time I've ever thrown a party not in my house. Incidentally, it's a party for the largest publication I've ever Production Managed. On top of that, this is the 4th edition (in so many years) of the Underground Guide, and it's one of the finest printed projects I've ever put my name in. I'm so proud of how ( Read more... ) -
Hey, so guess what?
PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT.
Atomic Cantina (4th & Gold, Downtown). 5-8. Street Beat DJs. Exclusively awesome Candles & T-Shirts for sale (toward print costs). And free books.
Drink specials: $3 well drinks | $5 top shelf ( Read more... )