{"id":6551,"date":"2014-04-11T21:48:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T21:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2014-04-11T21:48:06","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T21:48:06","slug":"this-that-and-the-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2014\/04\/this-that-and-the-other\/","title":{"rendered":"This, that, and the other"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Happy spring, happy Poetry Month, happy everything.<\/p>\n

A post on Harriet\u2019s poetry blog<\/strong> on the Poetry Foundation<\/strong><\/a> site has been circulating through the waves of the Internet. It\u2019s the one written recently by Camille Rankin<\/strong> and titled “Do What You Do, Love What You Love.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The post talks about how there is no money in poetry and how most poets have to have another kind of work for income.\u00a0 But as Camille Rankine <\/strong>works out her logic on the value and poetry and the value of work, she finds there are advantages to writing poetry.\u00a0 The paragraphs that have been most cited by poets everywhere are these:<\/p>\n

“But I\u2019ll keep this up no matter what. I can\u2019t sell out, because no one\u2019s buying. I can\u2019t kowtow to some bigwigs waving a big check because that big check doesn\u2019t exist. I don\u2019t ever have to worry about fitting myself into a more marketable box, or censoring myself, or editing my vision down to something more saleable. I don\u2019t have to compromise creatively in order to put food on the table or pay my rent. There\u2019s little chance of making any of that happen through poetry alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can do whatever it is I am moved to do, because there\u2019s nothing to lose.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to Camille Rankine<\/strong> for reminding me of this. There is a certain appeal to flying under the radar. It is one of the perks of aging too.<\/p>\n

Another blog post that hit a nerve is Rebecca Makkai\u2019s <\/strong>latest blog post on the Ploughshares<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>site: “Writers You Want to Punch in the Face(book)<\/strong>.\u201d<\/a> It\u2019s pretty funny. As a matter of fact, you should check all her posts there.\u00a0 Perhaps you’ve heard about her latest book The Hundred-Year House.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

BTW, last night I was on Twitter and learned that Rebecca\u2019s writer friend Todd Manly-Krauss<\/strong> now has his own Twitter<\/strong> account. As of this morning, he follows me.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the Chicago area and looking for a fun activity on Saturday, I recommend the Pop-Up Book Fair<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is in a new location, The Arts Center, 200 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park<\/strong>. It goes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Bookfair will feature featuring more than 40 independent presses as well as readings and presentation.\u00a0 Scheduled at noon is a Conversation with Chris Ware and Hilary Chute, presented by 57th Street Books<\/strong>. Other presentations that day focus on Ernest Hemingway<\/strong>. The event is sponsored by Curbside Splendor<\/strong>, 826CHI<\/strong>, The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park<\/strong>, and Oak Park Public Library<\/strong>. After the daytime events, there is an after-party for those 21+;\u00a0 Words + Music is at Oak Park Public Library at 6 pm.\u00a0 Save yourself some hassle and dough by \u00a0rsvp-ing on EventBrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday evening, April 8, I headed over to THENEWSTUDIO<\/strong> in Evanston to hear local poets Bill Seabright<\/strong> and Beth Snyder<\/strong> read their original work at the Central Street studio of artist Mel Winer<\/strong>. Celebrating five years of programming, THENEWSTUDIO <\/strong>is a creative and intellectual community that began in Evanston — and now includes Portland, Oregon — focusing on individuals of age 40 and over who desire to show their artwork, present various forms of artistic expression, and share knowledge pertaining to all areas of learning.<\/p>\n

Also, a photograph I took made the cover of the next issue of Vine Leaves<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a> The issue isn\u2019t live until the middle of this month so I\u2019ll give you all the links next week. In the meantime, here\u2019s the cover.<\/p>\n

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Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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