Tonight, I'm reading with akilah oliver and brandon shimoda
At u of arizona's poetry center. They've kindly put material and
Reviews on their site. I'm on a phone or I'd link it. Tonight at 8 pm.
Yes, I'm excited. Also a class this morning. A panel on ffriday at 4.
Hanging around, there are obvious patterns, differences,
It's strange. No smoking pole here. An automatic turning on
Of tv. I miss the hex. Am grateful
To be alive, and to be reading with such great people.
"Anyone here from out of town?"
Can one feel a jolt of serenity?
I couldn't get change for laundry at dominick's yesterday.
Then, a customer behind me gave me 3 bucks in quarters. Just
Kindness - didn't smell! Just...thoughtfulness - I seek to emulate.
Made the day. To be considerate. Uncommon in chicago.
to never look at feet
in the same way again -
"evening," dimly lifts
the crackly feet of sum,
strange animals
straighten backs or
a spokey bike crush,
portlandly scuffed up leg.
We Insects walk
and scale these petals
that may seem
an irritant
