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Stacey, you must, you must! I think you would love Member.

Commented Aug 15, 2011 on The Residence of Poetry, Part 2 [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

"disembodied civility" and "the narrow joy of merely not suffering"... very well put, Alex!

Commented Aug 14, 2011 on Ideas of Order [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

Thanks so much, David! It was an absorbing pleasure giving this a try -- and a privilege too.

Commented Aug 14, 2011 on Farewell! [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

Farewell! [by Jessica Garratt]

This is my last post, and I think I will keep it short, and perhaps even sweet. Looking back at the week’s posts, I notice an unintended arc. I began the week by introducing myself and my semi-neurotic (semi-?) anxiety... Continue reading

Posted Aug 13, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Thanks so much, Eileen -- for your kind words and for following along this week. I really enjoyed it.

Commented Aug 13, 2011 on The Residence of Poetry, Part I [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

The Residence of Poetry, Part 2 [by Jessica Garratt]

So, as I mentioned, I have done a couple of writing residencies of the more “typical” sort (i.e., a bunch of artists living together in a beautiful place, being fed regularly and generally looked after, summer-camp-style). I must admit that... Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Stacey: That's too funny! I like thinking of what it would mean for you to be a 'plussed' wife looking on... And I can only imagine what might have ensued! Jim! Thanks so much. You're a pal.

Commented Aug 12, 2011 on On Being Earnest, Georgian-style [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

The Residence of Poetry, Part I [by Jessica Garratt]

In just a few weeks, I’m hopping in the car and heading west again. I seem to creep a little further each time. Missouri, Kansas, and now Fort Collins, Colorado, where I will finally break the mid-west barrier, into the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 11, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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"to talk simply about something that matters" -- well put, Susan! It's amazing how rarely we're called on to do that in our daily lives, isn't it? Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane, Sue!

Commented Aug 11, 2011 on On Being Earnest, Georgian-style [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

On Being Earnest, Georgian-style [by Jessica Garratt]

Yesterday I wrote in part about travel, and I want to continue in that vein for today’s post. In 2006 I traveled to the former Soviet Republic of Georgia to visit my friend Susan for a few weeks. She was... Continue reading

Posted Aug 10, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Thanks, Stacey! And that's too funny about Jane Fonda. I must have completely blocked that part out... Wishing you a childfully-slow rest of your summer in Ammons-land! -Jessica

Commented Aug 10, 2011 on "it is important that awake people be awake" [by Jessica Garratt] at The Best American Poetry

Ideas of Order [by Jessica Garratt]

Two weeks ago I went to Peru for my sister’s wedding. I was there last summer as well, just to visit her, and didn’t know I’d be returning so soon. Last time we traveled around some, and took a (grueling)... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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"it is important that awake people be awake" [by Jessica Garratt]

Recently I took a yoga class taught by my mother. The class had been going along in ways we and our bodies didn’t not expect, and we followed along, innocuously enjoying ourselves. My mind was both in the room and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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By Way of Introduction [by Jessica Garratt]

When I received Stacey Harwood’s gracious invitation to guest blog for Best American Poetry, it came as a surprise, and the surprise came with excitement, stitched by tinsely nerves. I’ve never blogged before, and furthermore have never thought of myself... Continue reading

Posted Aug 7, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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