In the Neighborhood

If you read Ms. Ada Limon's blog, you've caught her catching little inspirational bits tagged around where she is.  Small messages of love and compassion, aside from making me feel all warm and squishy, also made me a little more observant around my neighborhood, but I never really saw anything of note...until last evening:

The evening was already peaceful and fine, and now it's shared.  

You can find some of Ada Limon's latest work up at Anti-.

Anti also happens to be the name of the label Tom Waits is on.  If you'd like...

And do you like Metal?  So does Dan.  In fact, he's got a band called Among the Infected.  They've got a CD for sale and download.  Whoot.  

The Plugs (for both those keeping and losing their hair)

First, if you're in Chicago on Thursday, you now have plans:

Get to Guth for more on that, if the poster's not fulfilling all your informational desires.  

And speaking of Amy Guth, she's got a WW@ in the latest, the New NINTH Ninth Letter.  

In this issue, you'll find work from homie Adam Clay and Mary "B (as in fly)" Biddinger.  I'm also super stoked for the Tung-Hui Hu piece.  Mark Yakich's piece is pretty great too.  Not that I don't love everyone in the issue...

...know what I mean?

Sunday Prayer

By Richard Brautigan (1968)

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

I like to think (and

the sooner the better!)

of a cybernetic meadow

where mammals and computers

live together in mutually

programming harmony

like pure water

touching clear sky.

I like to think

   (right now, please!)

of a cybernetic forest

filled with pines and electronics

where deer stroll peacefully

past computers

as if thy were flowers

with spinning blossoms.

I like to think

   (it has to be!)

of a cybernetic ecology

where we are free of our labors

and joined back to nature,

returned to our mammal 

brothers and sisters,

and all watched over

by machines of loving grace.  

Another Good Idea

Check it out.  

Now, if only they'd also publish the list.  

Like a flipbook...

...only not.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Another Toy

Kinda Neat. I want one.

Father's Day

Of course I spoke with my pops this morning.  He's working on evicting the birds living in his engine hoist:

Apparently the lil' chickadees should be out of the nest in a few days.  When they leave, he'll do whatever he's gonna do with the hoist.  Don't worry.  No birds will be harmed in the process.

On this special day, why not support beloved father and musician Max Xiantu?  He's got the Mantra Mix as a free download on his homepage.  

I've added a few people to the Artist Who Could Love You links on the side, if you're interested. 

Happy Father's Day, everyone.

Pretty Neat

Home, Home again

I've returned to Urbana.  My plants were well cared for, and are looking awesome.  There's a list of things to do:

- Food-shop

- Read Jill Alexander Essbaum's latest in the issue of Poetry that was waiting in the mail.

- Think of what can fit in a studio half the size of this one.  

I'm moving to Ithaca, NY at the end of July.  I'll be living in the smallest studio apartment I've ever been in.  

Oh. 

I'm also the Critical Prose Editor for Barn Owl Review. What we're looking for can be found in on the Guidelines page.  It's gonna be hot.  Got any fuel for the fire? 

In NY

I'm bumming around New York.  Just so happens, Jason's got a poem up on Poetry Daily.  Diggity -dig.  

Heading to Ithaca, NY

Should be there by tomorrow afternoon.  Anyone want to get a beer?

By the By

It's all right here.
Catch ya soon.