Announcements, Colds, and the Rain that Never Ends

Many of you have already heard, but A Face to Meet the Faces, an anthology of persona poems I was working on with poet Stacey Lynn Brown was offered a contract by The University of Akron Press! Our scheduled release date is Spring 2012, but just in time for AWP in Chicago! Huzzah!

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Sorry about the long hiatus from postings. My kids have been sick with yucky respiratory gunk, and, consequently, so have I.

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Went to the New Pornographers/Thao + Mirah concert. Here's some video I shot:

Neko Case wasn't with them, and I'll have to admit I was disappointed, but I also love AC Newman, so all was okay.

The audience was initially subdued until a lone concert goer started jumping up and down ecstatically. Soon he had his whole row dancing. Then the row behind them. And behind them. Etc..

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It's still raining, but I'm not complaining (isn't that from Depeche Mode?) Anyway, I spread a whole bunch of grass seed on our big lawn, so this rain is needed.

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Current Spin:

Didn't know about her until the concert. I like her a lot.