Good book

Here is Joi on the new Online! book, written by John Dvorak and my e-acquaintance, Chris Pirillo (It’s a good book — go get it): John Dvorak and Chris Prilillo’s new book John C. Dvorak and his new book Rounded up some of the the local capital “J” journalists last night and had an interesting Continue reading Good book

my afternoon

So my husband got to say a few words at the dedication of the plaque at James Thurber’s old house in Columbus (77 Jefferson St., if you want to go), and decides to say a few sweet words about me, bless him. “And I want to introduce my wife, Patti, who’s a poet, and who Continue reading my afternoon

reading

Nobody tells you how to go about the actual daily life of a poet. I had lazily always figured it would “just happen,” and never gave it much thought. So I take a stab at it… Read Louise Glück’s Meadowlands and the new Nikki Giovanni collection, and bought a plain old large notebook, of the Continue reading reading

nonanowrimo

Fortunately, in a few hours, National Novel-Writing Month will be over, in as far as I can make out. I have strictly ignored it. I write poems, so the month for me to pay attention to comes in the springtime. So what did you all ignore during the month of November? “Practically everyone in New Continue reading nonanowrimo