"now here we go again
same idea, different song
where have all the antifascists gone?"
this is from enough is enough by Chumbawamba, a song i've been listening to quite a lot since returning to sweden. it just might have something to do with the faces that are in power since last year.

& i just have to point you to a poem on Mark Young's blog. his most recent book, the postman poems, is about what the postman brings him. it's a delight (& i have some kind of review almost done). i think he'll still send you a copy of the pdf if you email him & ask for it

the new issue of Carve is now out. my poems are in good company, including a 12 line epic by Joe Massey

six poems by Tomas Ekström are up at skicka

Amy King has a new book out from BlazeVOX

on january 8 the municipal authorities in kiruna decided to move the whole town because an ore of one of the mines nearby threatens to bring downtown down

to my delight maurice papon is dead

equally to my delight tony tost is not. now we have some reading to do

four noisy poems by Aaron Tieger are up at skicka

notes for an airport is up guess where, where there's also recently fine stuff by Aaron Belz, Robert Archambeau & some poems from a collaboration between Andrew Lundwall & Adam Fieled

five poems by jeroen nieuwland are at skicka

Mairead Byrne has SOS Poems just out from ubu editions

Joe Massey has an interesting take on the death of Anna Nicole Smith

five fine poems by Daniel f. Bradley are up at skicka.

also i left Las Palmas a week ago & am now in a slightly chillier environment