better late than never, right? (The tardy confession.)b

(l to r) Tiel Aisha Ansari, Deb Scott, Dale Favier, and Carolee Sherwood

Last Saturday’s Big Tent Poetry reading in Portland, Oregon was terrific, except for missing the organizing poet, Sage Cohen, who couldn’t be there. I am so fortunate to have been able to enjoy my very first reading in the company of good poetry friends.  It’s a day I will never forget. It felt so wondrous as to be like a wedding day (and I should know given the breadth of my experience in that department).

Thank you to the lovely friends and family who came in support, and the strangers, too.

I do hope it is not my only poetry reading because I had a great time.

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I’ve been pretty quiet lately because of the reading (preparations for) and the Fun Times since I got to hang out with Carolee a bit.  I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I’m still young enough to burn the candle at both ends (the recovery time is a little longer, granted).

I’ve also started working full time again as of July 1st. It’s been since fall of ’08 since I’ve worked full time for pay. And it takes a bit to get used to a full schedule again (I would be fine working 5 hours a day, I think).

I also got gifted an IPad from my boss as a thank you for hanging tough with her. It doesn’t have 3G, but I have wireless at home & at the office, and it is more fun than I could have imagined. I’m not usually a first-adopter. I tend to get a used version of the 2nd generation toys to play with and then buy the real deal once I am convinced its not a whim. But the IPad is great fun. I bought a drawing app for it and hope to do some visual art (which is something I had been wanting to take up again — I love drawing). I’ll share once I’ve gotten a handle on the tool. I’m thinking to combine poetry and art in some way, as yet to be determined.

Of course, I want to try video poetry, too, and haven’t even started to play with that. So much to play with. And not enough time.

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I’m not even posting daily pictures at Momentile right now. Bah.

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I was a slacker last week with Big Tent Poetry — didn’t get everyone read, and may not this week either. Bah. I haven’t been writing much, either. And then next is the long weekend to the North Umpqua River and Steamboat Inn. No internet, no cell service.

I have some cool questions to think about and perhaps write on.

And I am super-behind on my poetry reviews for a Goodreads group (that I enjoy so much, even though I am not contributing).

I’m a little behind on my reading, too. Got some great nonfiction and poetry going. Heaps of books. And a selection of short stories for next month’s writer’s book club that I belong to.

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Tomorrow is a writing group at my house in the morning followed by lunch made of home grown romaine and home-made Caesar dressing with Mark-smoked chicken breast (yes, do — come on over). Afterwards is helping with a friend’s wedding set-up and the wedding early evening. Sunday is a hike, TBD by my hiking buddy.

Phew!

I better get to bed. Or get to writing.

I’m heading to bed!

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