sometimes señor silliman hits it perfectly. check out the first stanza of todays post. my poets are not the same as his, but what he describes is one of the major reasons i find poetry to be so much fun

a new issue of jacket is complete. the first thing i notice with great delight & curiosity is a large section of contemporary russian poetry. the second thing is a mini anthology of three egyptian poets

ungovernable press returns. & it brings me great pleasure to announce

Searching for Accidents, a crime story looking like a long poem, by Francis Raven

there's also a new little thing by yours truly

&, more importantly, there are more cool things to come in a not too distant future

ok. so i'm a bit behind. here's alberto toscano in the guardian on the tarnac nine trial