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Hey
I’ll be back around May 1st. Since my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis :/ my body has been somewhat falling apart haha. I don’t know if it is some weird psychosomatic shock, or this is a slide into physical disability or this is a temporary musculoskeletal freakout or ?.
The geneticist offered to refer me to a [...]

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I posted some links last week regarding Amazon.com’s attempt to force publishers to use Amazon’s BookSurge print-on-demand service. Or the book won’t be available for sale on Amazon. I think Amazon took some non-BookSurge POD book’s “buy” buttons off, too. Is that still the case? My friend Scott’s book is only available through the used [...]

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yummy yum yum
I hadn’t been there in a while & cayenne is supposed to be good for pain, so I ate that for dinner yesterday.
No news today.
hahahaha.
(I love Prince’s Hot Chicken.)

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(not a draft but I fear I will be adding to it)

Poem by an American
I.

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Women writers from lower and working class backgrounds will gather for the 2008 Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series Spring Symposium to share their experiences and work with readers and each other.
Beyond Our Beginnings – Women Writers from Lower and Working Class Backgrounds will be held March 25-27 on the Vanderbilt campus. The discussions and readings are [...]

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Tennessee State University Cultural Affairs Committee and Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy Present
The Ringing Ear National Book Tour
An evening of poetry showcasing readings from contributing authors
Earl S. Braggs
Stephanie Pruitt
Frank X. Walker
Treasure Williams
Thursday, February 28, 7 pm
Tennessee State University, Performing Arts Center
The event is free and open to the public
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Cave Canem Foundation
AND
Lovenoise
[email [...]

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If you link to Poetry Hut Blog & I don’t have a link back to you let me know & I will add your site to the blogroll if it is reasonably up-to-date.
Go visit some interesting people you haven’t met yet:

Nashville

Category Five
chez bez
Davis-Kidd Books
Emmylou Harris
Just Another Pretty …
KingstonSprings.org
Metroblogging Nashville
Music City Bloggers
Nashville Sounds
Nashville Weather
pitcherlady
Plumgood Food
Radio Free [...]

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During the 3rd time we were in the closet in the basement last night we heard a low rumble for a couple minutes — that got quieter as it passed by or whatever. I don’t know if it was just a lot of wind or a tornado or what. It did sound freight-train-like. And scared [...]

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Please stand by
Going to hang out in the basement tonight - no news tomorrow until later (if there is electricity).

Tags: cheatham county, Nashville, tennessee, tornadoes

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Tennessee State University
Distinguished Lecture Series Presentations
Nikki Giovanni
American Poet, Essayist & Lecturer
Thursday, April 3, 2008
1:00 pm
Kean Hall
Email me if you think you’ll be attending. I’ll help you get a temp parking permit/place to park.
Hey we have a half inch of snow so far.

Tags: Nashville, Nikki Giovanni, poet, Poetry, Poetry News, Tennessee State University, TSU

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I’m back in Tennessee and had a really fun trip. (Aside from the TSA.) Vermont was beautiful and it was great seeing my family. Too fast. The whole trip went by too fast.
My sister’s plane got diverted on the way back. There was a puking drunk passenger guy & somehow he got on the [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving — I’ll be back on Monday.
Things I am grateful for:
My family and friends.
I can read.
Caffeine.
My neighbors aren’t assholes.
Lucidity.
Head above water.
11-year-olds can’t vote
Feeding the birds.
My car works.
Health getting better.
I have good bosses.
  My government is effective.  
I don’t have to go to the laundromat to do laundry.
The poetry world — real and online.
ps. today is the [...]

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Nashville has a new literary journal, keyhole.

Tags: keyhole, literary magazine, Nashville

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for a while
will be back though

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