Marie Gauthier

Funny how a crisis robs you of time.  Now it’s Saturday, and I’ve not written another poem, and I am far far behind.  My personal goal is 15 poems for the month, so I have time.  I shan’t give up!

I have to leave for work shortly, but O the Glory of the Mail!  There is nothing that quite rivals the feeling of a bursting mailbox, a mailbox sans bills, a Mailbox of Poetry!  This week has been kind to my mailbox, in particular today.  It has to be a personal record, the amount of great stuff I’ve received:

1. The Feb. 2008 issue of FOURSQUARE,
2. bird-book, by Jessica Smith,
3. May 2008 issue of Poetry,
4. Free copy of The Sphere of Birds, by Ciaran Berry (from my wonderful sales rep),
5. Rife, by Stefanie Marlis, my free book from Sarabande,
6. and lastly, my contributor’s copy of the spring 2008 issue of Iodine Poetry Journal.

All Hail to the Household Gods of Mail!