Some non-health related poetry news:
Check out Kelli’s poem up on Verse Daily today. Hooray for Kels! Also, hooray for American Poety Journal, who seems to have some magic, Verse-Daily-attracting energy going for them, besides the fact that I love them.
Before I got all sickly, I got to see Kim Addonizio read from her new novel, Little Beauties. A surprisingly touching, well-written novel. And Kim just is the definition of “poet I want to be like when I grow up.”
And, during all this bedrest of the past couple of weeks, I finally managed to acquire a copy of the new BAP 2005. And, besides the fact that there are like 5 dead poets in it (Bukowski? I mean, I like the dead poets themselves, and don’t mean to be a drag, but BAP should focus on the living!) I think this is my favorite BAP in years. A lot of the poems are fun, fun, fun to read. Victoria Chang’s poem is one of my favorites from her book, Circle, and I love the poems by Beth Ann Fennelly, Mary Ruefle, and Brigit Pegeen Kelly. I also liked Lehman’s discussion of populism versus elitism in poetry, and I’ve pretty much been a fan of Muldoon’s for a while, especially Hay. Anyway, very happy with my new purchase. Am also researching C.K. Williams and the influence of mythology on his writing.
Also, heard from my illustrator – a draft version of the cover art should be ready in a week or two. I’m holding my breath!