Hullaba-zoo

Remember when Zoo Press had to cancel its fiction contests and the fictioneers were pissed they didn't get their money back? Tomhop has written a nice article about it for Poets & Writers, which is now online here. High-five, T!



And...[blushing]...this blog is mentioned.

I woke up this morning singing Queen.

It's Nester's fault of course.



Last night I finished editing GSMQII--which I have to say, kicks even more rocking ass than GSMQI--and who thought such a thing was possible?



And there Freddie was bright and early, in my head, before I even cracked my lids. Crooning in his positively OTT and what?--quote vaingloriously pompous end-quote manner.



Later, on the subway platform, I saw a woman teetering dangerously close to the edge in a pair of high-heeled gold metallic pumps, circa 1982. No mere accident that as I ran through the usual horrific fantasy of her fall and subsequent rescue, Freddie continued to belt it out upstairs--perfectly dramatic soundtrack.



So go read the excerpts from God Save My Queen II up at Morning News and if Dan's made you a mix CD, pop that in the player. You'll wake up doing it too.

Hold your horses!

(I have always loved that particularly Texasism.)



If I owe you correspondence or an answer or a submission, I will do my dangdest to get whatever it is to you over the holiday weekend.



I just looked at my list and it's awfully long.

Wanda Phipps heads West!

Attention Bay Area: Soft Skull* poet Wanda Phipps is heading your way in November. She has a gig at Moe's in Berkeley (date and details to come), but is also interested in San Francisco proper and Oakland readings.



If you've never heard Wanda read, it's a real treat. Here's one of the poems from the book, posted as text + audio at Salon.



She often sings during her sets too. (Hear a sample from her latest EP here.)



Google her and you'll find tons more.



If you're interested, or know of something good, please let me know. I'll send you a copy of her new book Wake-Up Calls: 66 Morning Poems! More info here.



*Note: So you can see that my "no SSP biz on the blog" rule has been gradually eroded and pretty much thoroughly demolished, huh?

Listen up, you casual gamers...

'cos Todd Rogers can whoop yer ass. Excerpts from Daniel Nester's raw interview for his Gamers piece here.



PS: Dan, if you really have too much material, we can always run the outtakes on the web site! I'd like to have excerpts and web-only features anyway.

Poetic Brooklyn hosted by Susan Brennan

So here's the info on the show Susan records every week at Pete's Big Salmon. You can listen online!



Poetic Brooklyn

Brooklyn Heights Radio

Schedule: Thursdays at 10 p.m. & Sundays at 11 a.m.



To set the station up in your player (like iTunes or RealAudio), click the "Hear the Music" tab at the top of the schedule page. Download the goods for PC or Mac and there you go. (Your browser will take you to a Preferred Member page for a subscription service, but it's not necessary to pay $$ or subscribe to anything!)



Not sure when the reading we did on Monday night will air, but that show will have Shafer Hall, Jennifer L. Knox, Sean McNally, Ada Limon, Maureen Thorson, Gregory Pardlo, and more. Since I went first and she wasn't set up yet, Susan recorded me separately afterwards, with just her and Greg Pardlo cheering for me in the background, so she'll tack me on somehow. Heh heh.

"My spider sense is laughing uncontrollably."

heh heh heh ha ha.