Commentary: It Was a Protein Shake
I think you can get away with a “dear reader” type of commentary filled with the banal details of what you had for breakfast last Thursday as long it’s not every week. Or every two weeks.
reconstruction
Today’s poem is the first January River thing that’s been published elsewhere, which is really exciting! Check it out!
Commentary: Something Old, Something Also Old, Several Other Old Things
One thing I’ve been discovering as I’ve started submitting things to places that might want to publish them is that there is actually a “market” for reprints.
posteriority
Butt cheek! / Butt cheek! / my daughter proclaims / to the world
Commentary: Rock On, Harrisburg; Rock On, Boston
When I have a chance to see a band live, I get as much out of the experience as I can. Seeing a show is a good reminder that the secret sauce is hard work.
fraternal
The floor is paved with wooden planks / rough and scratched / peeling, mismatched
Commentary: Seasons Change
September always makes me hyper-aware of change, which makes sense. It’s also really self-indulgent, but this IS a blog.
laboratory
At six forty-six p.m. / they’re still laying great big chunks of granite / in the yard
Commentary: Three Secret Techniques Etc.
I wrote most of an essay, then realized it amounted to five-hundred words on how “writing is hard.” So I scrapped it.