It has rained for 19 days straight in Seattle (actually, what they say is "there has been measurable precipitation for 19 days straight in Seattle"). And the weather-person says it's gonna rain for at least the next 5 days. I think the records is 32 days. Jesus Christ.
Did anybody hear the Brian Turner interview on NPR this morning? He read two or three poems, talked about his Iraq soldier-poet book (Here, Bullet), and ended with some crucial background detail for the soldier-suicide poem that was heart-rending and angrifying (I know, not a word). What great coverage for Brian and his book, and for showing how relevant poetry can be to the world. I think you can still listen to it on the NPR website.
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I haven't read any of his poems yet. But I caught the tail end of the NPR thing and was made curious. Do you know him? His work?
CD: I read the book a month or two ago and posted about it then. It's a good read. I have never met Brian; but a good friend of mine did her MFA program with him at UO in the 90's.
Peter & C. Dale:
I wrote Alice James Books with a letter to forward to Brian Turner, and I was surprised when he e-mailed me in response. I have since sent him a copy of my chapbook and told him a few of my expereinces---one vet to another, though my experiencecan hardly be called the same as his.
I am so isolated that the airwaves of NPR do not penetrate the area, and I am too stupid to figure out how to get it via the internet. I love his book. It is thick with everything about the region and experience of being a soldier. I could swim in his ocean of words for months without getting bored or tired.
I'm a Seattle native. I ought to be used to this. But I swear, I'm likely to go barking mad if we don't get a good break in the weather next week.
Rain rain rain rain rain. At least it might briefly stop raining on Sunday at some point.
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