Intro

In May, I guest-blogged about poetics on Drawn Curtains. That month, I was also very busy freelance proofreading and copyediting, creating a manuscript for a small project sponsored by my former professor Bill Knott, and applying for teaching jobs. Trying to blog about a subject as serious and thought-provoking as poetics became rather difficult on top of all I had to do. But it's been a few weeks since my last posting and I realized I have more to say . . . not necessarily about poetics, but about poetry in general.

So, I thought I would create this blog. I do want to use this as something of a journal—not in the what-I-ate-for-breakfast sense (that's what Twitter is for), but as a reflection of what it means to read, write, and submit poetry. (I don't know if this will be helpful to anyone but myself, though I'll try not to be too self-indulgent.) I would also like to review books that were published a few years ago or longer, mainly first books. (I will not review any books I don't like to keep the tone of this blog positive.) Maybe I'll also include poems I've previously published and poems by others that are in fair-use.

I hope this will turn out to be a worthwhile project and I welcome any suggestions.