The Stick

Whimsy passed the stick this way, so I’ll take a shot.

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be? I’d probably be something either really big or really small. The OED (it would take a long time to burn) or Poetry magazine (nobody would miss it).

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Yes. Kitty Pryde.

The last book you bought is: I honestly don’t remember. Does Gastronomica count?

The last book you read: Afro-American Poetics, Houston A. Baker, Jr.

What are you currently reading? Poetry, March 2005

Five books you would take to a deserted island:

1. The Bible, King James Version
2. The Art of Eating, MFK Fisher
3. William Shakespeare: The Complete Works
4. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut
5. The Odyssey/Don Quixote (tie)

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?

Jonathan Mayhew, to see if he puts a David Shapiro or other minor New York Poet on his list.
Laura Carter, because she’s neat & has good taste in pop music.
Wil Lobko, because I know his list will be completely different from mine.