one of these days i'm going to come up with something interesting to post about

Until then, here is a funny picture and two links to recent guest posts on other blogs:

At Big Other, eight things I discovered for the first time in 2009 with commentary: Frank Lima, Lewis Nordan, Billy Joe Shaver, Jim Ford, Melanie Joy, pasta with beans, Scrooged, and Catallus. Thanks to John Madera for asking me to contribute.

An interview with Jason Behrends of the terrific blog What To Wear During An Orange Alert. I talk about what's coming next year for Magic Helicopter Press, other things, blah blah, maybe someone should put a dental drill in my eye, etc.

man, i wish there was a tough guy christmas song, you know man. sung by a real tough guy about tough guys

THERE IS!

you have two choices: hey or wait

A new poem is up at Everyday Genius, courtesy of December's guest editor Sasha Fletcher. The poem is called "Giggle Or Stop It." It's another poem about feelings. Thanks, Sasha.

Coinsides from Brave Men Press

Brian Foley and Emily B. Goodale of Brave Men Press made, for a recent reading in Boston, a coinside from part of my poem "Tell Me And I Will Know". I am really flattered by Emily's artwork and craft and by Brian's asking me into the project, because—looking at these beautiful coinsides—I think this might be the nicest my work has ever been treated, and that's pretty humbling. Anyway, a coinside is like a tiny broadside, sort of half a bookmark size, and really lovingly done up on cardstock with an illustration from Emily. You can get one for $3.50 from Brave Men Press. There are 23 available? Maybe a few less, since a few people got some at the reading? Thanks again to Brain and Emily. I'm not worthy!

you can't slip on the ice if you're wearing it

New stuff is up at Idiolexicon, helmed ably by Patrick Duggan, Elliot Harmon, and Marcus Merritt. Thanks guys! Read: "All I Want To Ask the Ghosts of Hewitt Park" (from MC Oroville's Answering Machine), "Eh Is Right," "The Giant Who Learned to Dance," and "The Relevant Oh." Those last three are from We Are All Good If They Try Hard Enough, that poem book I've got coming out next Summer from PGP that I'm going to be throwing at you on-tour with Rachel B Glaser. Except the giant dancing poem isn't a prose poem anymore. It's a dance. It involves falling all over you. Man, just realized they're making really sexy stagecoaches these days. Keep a look out for those sexy stagecoaches. Let me know if you're robbed.

dreaming of: carrot cake, the cute one | watching: harmony korine on youtube

WHAT ARE YOU DREAMING OF AND WATCHING

BONUS POINTS: MOMENTS IN WHICH THE WORLD STARTLED YOU FOR FIFTEEN SECONDS; YESTERDAY I WAS STARTLED IN THE EVENING BY A WOMAN WITH A BUBBLE UMBRELLA ACROSS THE STREET FROM KFC; MOMENTS FROM THE LAST 3563 YEARS ALL ELIGIBLE

Cambridge Reading at the Deep Moat Series | 5PM | Saturday, Nov 28th

Thanks to Brian Foley. Here is the info from the Deep Moat blog:

Saturday, November 28th at 5:00 PM SHARP!

(please note the early start time)

at The Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA

DAN BOEHL
MIKE YOUNG
&
LILY LADEWIG

Dan Boehl lives in Austin. He writes poems, novels, art reviews, and is a founding editor of the publishing company, Birds, LLC.


Read a poem by Dan at Ink Node - http://www.inknode.com/piece/139-dan-boehl-self-improvement

Read 3 poems by Dan at Ekleksographia - http://ekleksographia.ahadadabooks.com/issuetwo/authors/dan_boehl.html



Mike Young is the author of We Are All Good If They Try Hard Enough (Publishing Genius 2010) and the chapbook MC Oroville's Answering Machine (Transmission Press 2009). He co-edits NOÖ Journal and Magic Helicopter Press. Visit him online at http://mike.noojournal.com.



Read a poem by Mike at Night Train - http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/young_8_1.php

Read a poem by Mike at No Tell Motel - http://notellmotel.org/poem_single.php?id=1697_0_1_0



Lily Ladewig's poems have appeared in Drunken Boat, Invisible Ear, Juked, and THERMOS Blog, among other places. She is currently finishing her MFA at UMass Amherst where she teaches undergraduates how/how not to read and write poems. In her spare time she also teaches yoga and blogs about poetry and pop culture on http://lilyladewig.wordpress.com.

Read some poems by Lily at Drunken Boat - http://www.drunkenboat.com/db10/08poe/ladewig/


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As always, limited edition coinsides (tiny broadsides) will be available at the reading and through the Brave Men Press website.

All readings are free and open to the public. Wine and bullfights guaranteed if you get there early.

All readings are held at the Pierre Menard Gallery,

10 Arrow Street, Cambridge MA

http://www.pierremenardgallery.com/

Contact Brian Foley with any questions at brianjamesfoley@gmail.com

For more information, visit – www.thedeepmoatreadingseries.blogspot.com

Hope to see you there,
Brian

The Deep Moat Reading Series is part of the Boston Poetry Collective.
For other readings from the Boston Poetry Collective go to: http://bostonpoetry.blogspot.com/