Sorry Sorry Sorry

I don't know what it is — the end of summer, the endless work cluttering my desk, the new job, purring cats — but for some reason I have no attention span. Trying to write something that takes any thought is like digging through my skull with a safety razor. So this is my apology post. I am so sorry that I haven't written anything in 6 weeks or so.

To make up for it, I'm going to link to a few of my favorite blogs so that you can read something about poetry by people who actually write about poetry.

Drawn Curtains is written by ex-pat Harold Haller. It contains original poems and a new feature of online poetry reviews. My poem "Narcissus pseudonarcissus" was reviewed in August. I also guest-blogged about poetics in May. This is not why I'm sending you there. I'm sending you there for poems like this and this.

TransVerse is Erica Mena's blog mainly about poetry translation, but also about language in general. It is undeniable that translated works have hugely impacted poetry since its advent. It is nearly impossible to look at a major poet and not find that he or she seriously studied a non-English form or poet.

OK, that's it for now. Time to make dinner. Happy reading!