St. Lawrence Area Poets

Not a lot going on right now.  Last Tuesday's meeting at the UU church in Canton was a good one, w/ a turnout of seven, possibly an all-time record.  We shared some bad poems, always an uplifting experience.  The assignment for next time is for everyone to work on the same bad poem, which I'm supposed to send to everyone & which I shall send directly after the completion of this blog.  The idea is that if everyone works on the same bad poem, it'll be really interesting to see how each poet handles the alterations.  The next meeting is at SUNY Potsdam on Feb. 9th @ 6:30.  The exact spot is a bit of a mystery at this point.  I'll pass the location along as soon as our scouts report back.  So you Potsdam people have no excuse.

I have enough poems for a February SLAP poetry newsletter so check cafes & drug store counters in a couple of weeks. 

We discussed several possibilities for future readings.  One is at the new Hookah Lounge in Potsdam.  Another is a reading at Dave's Asian Import Shop to celebrate National Poetry Month in April.  But that's way off.  We have a few other possibilities, all confidential at this point.

I'll end on a sad personal note.  I lost my favorite tuque at last week's poetry meeting at the church.  It's a knitted black tuque (I love that word, tuque) w/ the letters WTSC stitched in gold across the front.   If anyone finds it, please let me know.  There's no reward, but if you find it I'll be your friend forever.  I've asked Rajiv to check on it but so far no luck. 

See you all next time.

Soundtrack: The Dead Milkmen

Beverage: hot hazelnut coffee

weather: dull

miscellaneous: I saw a cardinal in our garden yesterday.  The sun peeped out for like five minutes in the morning between the clouds--& there it was glowing scarlet right out back in the old snow.

Contact John at ataraxia1114@aim.com