{things & Things}

so there are good things in possible progress that I will not jinx by broadcasting but let us just say that SOMEbody's holding some poems for highly likely publication and somebody ELSE has others in final consideration for publication (all fingers crossed) and someBODYBODY else just might might champion a whole certain manuscript for publication... fingers and toes crossed, though that makes it hard to type or walk.

one good thing for sure: Monday's anniversary show. added to the previous line-up: Suheir Hammad, Regie Cabico, Staceyann Chin... now for the important question: what am I going to read?

must get back on a writing schedule. must get on a schedule of any kind! here's a revision of something I'm not sure I posted before:

what would charisma do in the back of a pickup truck?

what a drag to be a man
in a drab man jacket, blue
black blue, tie a splash, pastel
or red / what a shame, the weatherman
’s a eunuch, cold front moving, mouth
of rough marbles, full stop. tonight smiles
ride with no shocks, the truckbed
slick with saliva, something; oil, extra
rain, the teeth wriggle orgasmically, a junkie widow
in her husband’s blood, baby’s first piss, grins
sweeter than a president shot
during sweeps week, hotter
than molasses on fire.