In the Mail

* Fulcrum Number Three: This looks fucking awesome. I love Fulcrum. Lots of good stuff here. I haven’t read it yet, but have paged through it in the wee morning hours of this morning. More later.

* Spoon River Poetry Review XXIX(2): Contributor’s copies. I think that somewhere, someone noted that I am the only poet here with three poems. And the third poem is really just four prose paragraphs that may or may not be poetic. Julie Dill pointed out that in this particular poem it seems as if I’m confusing Don Juan with Geo. Gordon the poet. Of course I’m not doing this. Or maybe I’m not.

* The Aubergine Anthology: Courtesy of Mssrs. Corey and Tieger, my favorite Ithacans. Really funny, strong poems here. My aubergine poem is dirty. It involves Iron Chef and a fantasy about having sex with David Bowie.

* Honorarium check from ZYZZYVA. I thought they had forgotten me! Twenty-four dollars was deducted and put toward my subscription. I have a ZYZZYVA tee-shirt that I love to wear but, in my current BMI=32 state, is a bit snug.

* Rejection from River Styx: Now, I know Kent Johnson will probably put a comment down below saying something like “River Styx! What were you thinking?” but I thought about it and submitted anyway. The note reads: “Anthony Robinson [form letter stuff] Sorry for taking so long. We liked “First Date/Last Date” and “Small Confession,” but they didn’t quite get the votes. Thanks and good luck. [scribble that, I guess, stands in for Richard Newman].” Ah! Votes! The poems need votes! My campaigning is weak. I'm underfunded.

* A lot of bills.

* An advertisement for Martha Stewart’s new magazine that is no crafts and all recipes. Xmas wish list anyone?

* Feb 2005 issue of Bon Appetit.