received forms

  • The Hell of Form

    I wrote a poem last night. An honest-to-gawd poem. It hasn’t been happening often lately, partly because I’ve been so busy, partly because I’ve been more interested in going on dates with short fiction, and partly because I’ve been putting too much pressure on myself. The title of this post comes from a Beckian Fritz

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  • I’ve been leading a workshop on poetics at The Writer’s Center for a bit. It’s afforded me the opportunity (and impetus) for going back and rereading some foundational essays that I’ve read and not thought much of since. In a lot of ways, I’ve been surprised, surprised again by them. I’ve reloved Amy Lowell, found

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  • 1977Charles Jensen is now online. 1979Charles joined the group “Bipeds.”Charles turned on his chat feature. 1983Charles joined the Eagle Elementary network. 1986Charles kissed a girl, and he liked it. (Sort of) 1990Charles RSVPed for the event “Moving to an island.” So far, 0 of his friends are attending. 1991Charles RSVPed for the event “Moving off

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