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Shanna's #20

2008-05-03T09:22:00.002-04:00

Hiatus, or
run for it

but do it soon.

A trickle list.
A tenderness of intention.
A soft little way.

Jacked up
or not, the difference
inimitable & kinda sad.

A concrete something
like a lead pipe.
To contrast with another vision,
a treetop full of wind.

A day late and a dollar short, but I'm making it up on the ponies, says Danielle

2008-05-03T02:16:00.001-04:00

On the Bearskin Rug in Front of the Fire I Construct the Following Tableau:

Trust moonflowers to stick it to you, the tiny dogs return. Their entrance, poof. They’re mouthing crowns, togas, they’re yipping Paris, you precious, Woody, you moron. Never in the splinter womb start a fire you can’t suck out. They suckle. Narrate: Colostrum from the goose, in which to cook the gander.

Jen's #30...2 days late

2008-05-02T13:35:00.003-04:00

Gobi Told the Broccoli

move...I can't see

Hey, we've got another new poem...

2008-05-01T06:33:00.000-04:00

Shanna's #20-30...

2008-05-01T06:22:00.003-04:00

...will continue to appear hear as they are completed, just for thoroughness.

I've been sick all week, unable to muster the final sprint I needed, alas. But even 20 in 30 days ain't bad, considering all the travel and craziness of this particular April! Even if I won't keep most of them. (That's normal.)

Maureen asks fellow players what, if anything, you noticed about your writing during the experiment? (And her "leaves & feelings" poems were lovely, by the way!)

Jen's #29

2008-04-30T17:20:00.002-04:00

[Vanishes...]

Jen's #28

2008-04-29T11:42:00.004-04:00

[A poem were here...but I ated it]

Shanna's #19

2008-04-28T23:15:00.003-04:00

[Expired.]

Shanna's #18

2008-04-28T22:59:00.002-04:00

[Expired]

Jen's #27

2008-04-28T17:18:00.005-04:00

[o you kid...]

Jen's #26

2008-04-27T18:09:00.003-04:00

[Hay Pome Vuz Hear Hear!]

Shanna's #15-17

2008-04-26T13:00:00.005-04:00

[Expired]

Jen's #25

2008-04-25T14:21:00.009-04:00

[A Pome War Har]

Jen's #24

2008-04-24T12:45:00.004-04:00

[A Poem was Here]

Jen's #23

2008-04-23T10:31:00.004-04:00

[A Poem was Here]

Jen's #22

2008-04-22T14:02:00.002-04:00

[A Poem was Here]

Jen's #21

2008-04-21T14:55:00.004-04:00

[A Poem Was Here]

Jen's #20

2008-04-20T19:41:00.004-04:00

[A Poem was Here]

2 Bloofy events this week!

2008-04-20T10:53:00.003-04:00

Friday night, Danielle Pafunda comes to NYC to read at Earshot in Brooklyn. If you've never been to Earshot, it's a treat. Always a good crowd, always a great energy. Nicole rocks it. Mobile Libris will be on hand to sell the very first copies of My Zorba available in NYC.

Friday, April 25 at 8:00 PM
in Brooklyn, NY

Danielle Pafunda reads for the Earshot Series

Danielle Pafunda (My Zorba, Pretty Young Thing)
Michael Quattrone (Rhinoceroses)
Adina Schoem (Sarah Lawrence College)
Emily Wolahan (Columbia University)
Lisa A. Locascio (New York University)

Lucky Cat
245 Grand Street
(Between Driggs & Roebling)
Brooklyn, NY
$5 includes a drink

The following night, Shanna Compton makes outrageous noises in the Flarf Festival with the Drew Gardner Orchestra, featuring Katie Degentesh, Brandon Downing, Rob Fitterman, Benjamin Friedlander, Drew Gardner, Nada Gordon, Mitch Highfill, Rodney Koeneke, Michael Magee, Sharon Mesmer, K. Silem Mohammad, Mel Nichols, Eiríkur Örn Nor∂dahl, Kim Rosenfield, James Sherry, Rod Smith, Christina Strong, Gary Sullivan & the Saw Lady. (More festival info here.)

SATURDAY, APR 26, 6:00 P.M.
BOWERY POETRY CLUB
308 BOWERY
$8, a Segue reading to benefit Bowery Arts & Sciences

Shanna's #12

2008-04-19T12:12:00.003-04:00

[Expired]

Jen's #19

2008-04-19T11:47:00.003-04:00

[A Poem was Here]

Jen's #18

2008-04-19T11:21:00.003-04:00

[A Poem was Here]

The Belmar: Binghamton, NY

2008-04-18T01:10:00.003-04:00

87 cheers for the good people of Binghamton. They win Best Audience Award of the Bloof Hobby Loss Tour '08!

We had waaaaaaay too much fun. Luckily, we also had a designated driver. (Thanks, James!) I've lost exact count of the # of books sold on the book tour, but we broke the 100 mark last night. (Unreal! Thank you again & again!)

I may do a few retrospective report about some of the spots we didn't write up. But in general, they would all just say: thanks--that rocked. (There *are* poets and poetry-liking people out there who are kind, enthusiastic, warm, wonderful, and a little bit crazy in all the right ways, and danged if I don't feel sometimes like I know them all.)

I have a bunch of photos left to post too.

Now it's back to our regularly scheduled NaPoWriMo, which our dear pal Ada Limon talks up today on Harriet. I'll catch up by the end of the weekend or sprain something trying.

Santa in the off season

2008-04-17T21:01:00.002-04:00

Jen's #17

2008-04-17T08:22:00.003-04:00

[A Poem was Here]