I had an idea to post some small "dispatch"-- a description of a moment or a short poem-- several times a week in November. The storm and some deadlines have thrown me slightly off course, but stay tuned. Meanwhile, we are fine here in our part of Brooklyn. Our power only went out once for a couple hours. The biggest inconvenience for us was that the subways near us were down for about a week, but the most troubling part was watching the news and wondering how those in hard hit areas nearby were faring. And continuing to wonder.
Here's the tree I can see out the window of my office at home. The broken part has since been removed.
There have been other, happier events these past few weeks. Obama was re-elected. (Phew!) My friend Amanda visited, and we went about doing cultural outings. Clif and I visited Philadelphia, where we saw my friend Catherine and I met her baby, Gabey.
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| Me and Amanda. Here we are on an outing to the High Line. |
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| Another outing: Storm King Art Center |
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| Me and Gabey, my "Poet Baby," at Rittenhouse Square. |
There are other signs of good things to come, signs that things are on the right track. Much encouragement and good cheer surround me, if I choose to see it. Also, being six months pregnant is pretty bizarre and amazing. I think there's actually a person growing in there. So far, I know that he likes dancing and chocolate chip oatmeal muffins, and that he might be born in the
Year of the Water Dragon. Much else remains a mystery.
Here's some more good news:
- My friend Todd has been posting some amazing poems lately on his blog.
- As has my friend Annmarie.
- This poetry reading I'm hosting next week, along with J. Hope Stein and Jenny Zhang . . . come if you can. It will blow your freaking mind.
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