You guys will be so jealous of me when I tell you who I got listen to yesterday at the poetry festival – Richard Siken, blogger and winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize for Crush. He did a charming reading/talk on spirituality and the self – reading some new work as well as “Crush” poems, which I enjoyed anew. What an interesting and funny guy. He said some accused him of being a “morning after poet.” HA! Here’s my favorite poem from the book, “Poem in Which Things are Crossed Out.”
http://poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=177722
Anyway, I know some of you must be tired of seeing me promote readings, but I promise this is the last one for April! (Oh, poetry month, both a blessing and a curse, and full of your muddy shoes!)
Hey Seattlites! Come out to the Richard Hugo House at 7 PM tomorrow to see me reading with Juliet Patterson, who hails from far away Minneapolis who reads her book, Truant Lover, from Nightboat Press, which is pretty cool. Click here to read her “first book interview” with Kate Greenstreet and one of her poems:
http://www.kickingwind.com/62906.html
aka Leonardo Likes Gulls
Too funny– when I saw the name “Richard Siken” on the scheduled, I assumed a very old man. Who was I getting him mixed up with, Charles Simic?
How was yours and Natasha’s reading?
Highlights? Will call soon!
Ivy
I am jealous! 🙂 And you’re kicking butt with the readings — yay! Good luck with the last reading for April!
jeannine
Funny, Kels. Our reading went fine, I think too early for most poets, though 😉
Thanks Ivy!
Oliver de la Paz
Ah! I missed you JHG! I was there on Saturday, but I didn’t get in until 5:00PM. I only saw one event–the Cave Canem poets. We ended up going out to dinner so I missed you again! Ah well. Are you going to Whidbey for Burning Word?
jeannine
Hey Oliver! I was there til about 4 PM on Saturday – sorry I missed you! No, I’m skipping Burning Word so I can celebrate birthday # 34 in relative peace 🙂
PS Are you and Rick Barot still planning to read at Soul Food? If so, please send me your bios!
Michaela
I see nothing crossed out! I am such a plebian poem reader! Also, my exclamation points have run away with me! Wah!!!!