From the Small Press Book Fair

Part of my haul from the book fair. I’ve been looking for that Lew Welch book for at least 15 years.

Aaron Lowinger reading at Sweetness 7 after the fair

Jen Tynes, Shanna Compton, Amanda Montei after the reading

Had a great time at the fair — spent more money on books than I brought in, as always (and could have easily spent more). Then hosted a wonderful reading at Sweetness 7 afterwards. Not just saying this because I emceed: I was blown away by all seven of the readers, for different reasons. It was pretty great.

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April 6

Thank you for wanting me

across the table, across

centuries, so many nights

go by between likenesses

but then it hits in the small

of the back, the back

of the knee, that rhythm

all ice and awkwardness

and look how clear

the sky is, it shouldn’t be

this easy