I still like Vancouver, even though it's raining now

For several reasons, including Asian food and KSW.

I'm getting ready to head off to Vancouver

for the Positions Colloquium hosted by the Kootenay School of Writing. I learned about KSW shortly after I started going to readings: Kevin Davies and Jeff Derksen were among the people that read during my first year in that particular poetry world, and my first reading in Washington, DC was with Nancy Shaw.

Kevin Davies' line, "hand me the Bulgarian umbrella, comrade," from Comp, has always been a favorite of mine.

This was going to be a long post, but it will be a shorter post. I'm so happy to be going to Vancouver and to see so many friends. And to eat a lot of Asian food. And I'm going to draw a lot of doodles and reading responses.

O bright, gem-like flame, where have you gone?!

We're back from Vancouver. I'm in the process of posting pictures and so on. We had a totally fabulous time. However, I got sick on the way to the airport (fortunately not before then) and remain sick. I am chewing on a piece of candied ginger. Cross your fingers for me.