Feelin' just a wee under the weather today. Scratchy throat, swollen mini-eggs perched in it. Congestion. Mild achiness and tiredness. Going to wrangle through the work day, most likely stay home from the weekly Faerie potluck, and curl up in bed, read. I will NOT be sickly for my long weekend ( Read more... )

Went to hear Stephen Dunn (poet) read Wednesday night at Rhodes College: Well-intentioned, funny man; not my cup of tea. Beth and I had met Treasure (a poet friend of Beth's) there, and since she's a teacher/student/mother, she wanted to indulge her escape and have something to eat after. So we did ( Read more... )

Yesterday, at work, while weeding the art section, I ran across a striking book: Jonathan Williams' A Palpable Elysium: Portraits of Genius and Solitude.  Given that the title is a little panty-pretentious for my taste, the book still got my attention.  It's a series of portraits of artists and thinkers associated with Black Mountain College.  (If ( Read more... )

I just (well, tentatively) got accepted to write several entries for a new encyclopedia of American poetry -- some of my favorite experimental poets: John Taggart, Cole Swenson, and Gustaf Sobin ( Read more... )

Jason can't drink like he used to. Got a little tipsy last night from nearly nothing. Couldn't sleep -- until 3:30. Needed a honey bun remedy this morning ( Read more... )