It’s almost poetry isn’t it?

You’re The Guns of August!
by Barbara Tuchman
Though you’re interested in war, what you really want to know is what
causes war. You’re out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they
really are. Nevertheless, you’re always living in the past and have a hard time dealing
with what’s going on today. You’re also far more focused on Europe than anywhere else in
the world. A fitting motto for you might be "Guns do kill, but so can
diplomats."

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Thanks for all the Ringing Submissions. 8 have come in (from Sean, Keith, Dan, Mad, Billy, Terry, Jo and Thomai).

Look for the results around 9 E.S.T. today.

Ringing of the Bards on the theme of anticipating the good will be hosted here January 20th. It’s a poetry carnival. Those who have written and posted a poem of any type that fits should leave a comment here or email me the url through pagehalffull [at] yahoo [dot] com.

P.S. A couple submissions have already come in which I will acknowledge formally when I get myself sorted.

New Year’s Day–
that I’m still on this journey
unbelievable

by Issa

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thickness of unworn socks
my nod to new year’s outfit

—
Susan and Jennifer at One Breath Poetry have prompted many to add a New Year Haiku.

Because the thought and action experiment of the tattooing on words project is just too facile. lol. Of course, these difficult ways to publish are just in fun and funny…

Difficult ways to publish poetry (1– husbandry)
Breed a race of small rodents whose feet are shaped like letters, or, perhaps easier, use rodent-foot-binding to fashion letter shapes. Ink rodent feet with saffron ink grown/harvested by hand. Train rodents to walk in shapes of poems on paper made of sloughed skin cells of celebrities and dessicated truffles.

Supplies:
rodents, splints, rags, (and/or radioactive material to cause genetic mutations), saffron crocus, land on which to grow saffron crocus, rodent training manual, loofahs of celebrities, pigs, France, truffle-filled woods.

from http://odalisqued.blogspot.com/

[via Shanna Compton]

btw, did you know Coach House Books has audio you can access?