We regret to inform you...


That you did not win The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award in Poetry. That's okay--I didn't want it anyway!

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Recently read: Maureen Thorson, "Mayport." The best Navy Base poems ever. Thanks, 'reen, for sending it along.

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Reb is plundering my words over on her blog. Check it out.


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Jonathan Mayhew has a point about "the poet voice." My ex-gf had the poet voice. This is why we no longer date. Just kidding. We broke up for other, less interesting reasons.

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Jeff Bahr sent me some saffron a while back. I've been putting it in my basmati rice pilafs. Had some last night with Chicken Korma, stir-fried asparagus and green beans, split pea salad, and lemon rasam. The last two dishes were courtesy of Suvir.

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Lately I've noticed (with the help of a friend) that Indian food tends to inflame the passions. I've been cooking a lot of Indian food lately. As the passions inflame, however, my propensity for poeming seems to have declined. Poems only come when I'm bored/depressed and/or celibate. Has anyone else ever made this discovery?

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Shout outs: Erica Bernheim, my Mom, Andy Carter, Nick T. (in NZ), Robyn S., Julie Dill, Aaron Belz, Andy M., Shanna C., Reb L., Sara McC, you.