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Inaugural Poet?

Over on the WomPo mailing list (where the Festival of Women’s Poetry was put together), there has been some discussion, following the story of Obama being seen with a book by Derek Walcott, as to which poet we would like to see read at the inauguration. My vote is for Adrienne Rich not only because of her social conscience and the skill of her work but also because her selection would represent a pledge to reverse the political situation that led her to decline the National Medal of Arts. Going back to the state of things during the last Democratic administration will not satisfy me or most progressives.

Prophetic?

I sure hope so (actually, I’d like to see us out of Iraq sooner), but I doubt it. Remember, doubt is not the enemy, especially when it’s applied to people in power. If more people had doubted the Bush administration’s stories about WMD, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now.

Publishing

I have two poems in the second issue of Makeout Creek.

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