rain, rain, go away!
the forecast isn't great, but it's much better than the current thunderstorm that must be causing no end of anxiety for bill, and all the other scream organizers, who, for the 14th time, are undergoing the nail-biting anticipation of a huge outdoor literary event with no rain date nor venue.
I have faith that it will clear, as promised, and have offered sacrifices to my various gods. I want good weather more than ever for this one cause the line-up is stellar. Some people I'm particularly looking forward to hearing:
Kevin Conolly- whose newest collection, Drift, alternately sends me into hysterical and meditative fits
Afua Cooper- a wonderful performer
Jon Paul Fiorentino- one of my favourite dudes of canadian letters right now, epsecially for his editorial work on matrix, and the post-prairie anthology. can't wait to experience Theory of the Loser Class as performance. wondering what he'll choose
Steven Heighton- many of us who did english undergrads at queen's developed crushes, literary and not-so literary, on mr. heighton. While I've enjoyed hearing excerpts from his fiction, I hope he'll read from Address Book. Like Karen Solie and Ken Babstock, He reminds me why the lyric form isn't bankrupt when it's in the right hands
Ryan Knighton- i was reading Cockeyed, his memoir of his experience of gradually becoming blind, while I was at skooled. not only is it great to have such a great writer communicate that experience, but what I've loved about Knighton is what he teaches me about language because of his altered relationship to it. he's also got a book of poetry coming out in the fall, and i'm very excited about it.
Maggie MacDonald- she's just one of the coolest chics in the lit scene right now. member of the hidden cameras AND cyborg-manifesto influenced writing? I'm just catching up on her, long overdue
Erin Moure- I've always loved Moure (the aspects of her work that I can understand, that is. the stuff I don't? i trust her enough to know that if i worked at it, I would be rewarded. that's all i ask). I love her even more after having read the interview that Carmine Starnino did with her back in 91, i think? that I read in preparation for my own 3 rounds with starnino (which i'm told will, at last be published in CNQ in July). The lady's got class.
Darren O' Donnell- well, i assume won't perform this one with full frontal nudity, as he has so many other times. always outrageous. always thought-provoking.
a. rawlings- yea, I've heard she's good :)
(yay angela!! rock out!!!)
so, yes. I'm excited.
It must stop raining.
and it will.
I have faith that it will clear, as promised, and have offered sacrifices to my various gods. I want good weather more than ever for this one cause the line-up is stellar. Some people I'm particularly looking forward to hearing:
Kevin Conolly- whose newest collection, Drift, alternately sends me into hysterical and meditative fits
Afua Cooper- a wonderful performer
Jon Paul Fiorentino- one of my favourite dudes of canadian letters right now, epsecially for his editorial work on matrix, and the post-prairie anthology. can't wait to experience Theory of the Loser Class as performance. wondering what he'll choose
Steven Heighton- many of us who did english undergrads at queen's developed crushes, literary and not-so literary, on mr. heighton. While I've enjoyed hearing excerpts from his fiction, I hope he'll read from Address Book. Like Karen Solie and Ken Babstock, He reminds me why the lyric form isn't bankrupt when it's in the right hands
Ryan Knighton- i was reading Cockeyed, his memoir of his experience of gradually becoming blind, while I was at skooled. not only is it great to have such a great writer communicate that experience, but what I've loved about Knighton is what he teaches me about language because of his altered relationship to it. he's also got a book of poetry coming out in the fall, and i'm very excited about it.
Maggie MacDonald- she's just one of the coolest chics in the lit scene right now. member of the hidden cameras AND cyborg-manifesto influenced writing? I'm just catching up on her, long overdue
Erin Moure- I've always loved Moure (the aspects of her work that I can understand, that is. the stuff I don't? i trust her enough to know that if i worked at it, I would be rewarded. that's all i ask). I love her even more after having read the interview that Carmine Starnino did with her back in 91, i think? that I read in preparation for my own 3 rounds with starnino (which i'm told will, at last be published in CNQ in July). The lady's got class.
Darren O' Donnell- well, i assume won't perform this one with full frontal nudity, as he has so many other times. always outrageous. always thought-provoking.
a. rawlings- yea, I've heard she's good :)
(yay angela!! rock out!!!)
so, yes. I'm excited.
It must stop raining.
and it will.
posted by happenin fish at 10:17 AM
1 Comments:
why is everyone so concerned about the weather? you and i have both performed our necessary spells and held lengthy counsel with the weather. it's already clearing. indeed, i specifically requested a thunderstorm for scream morning. storms charge the energy of the air, cleanse humidity (feel that thin cool breeze?), and make foliage that much greener.
so, no weather worries necessary. the thunderstorm's part of the weather we're blessed with. and the full moon -- that's not a coincidence.
everything in its right place.
Post a Comment
<< Home