I don’t quite know what to do with this poem. Maybe after a few revisions it will be worth sending out. I hope you all like it.
A Rhetoric for Lovers
Proemium
This evening I want to call you and hear
you tell me about the small things
that happened in your day. I fail
to see why I shouldn’t, but [...]
Archive for February, 2008
A Rhetoric for Lovers draft I
Posted in Poetry on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Mold-A-Rama
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last weekend I went to the zoo with some very lovely ladies. It was nice to have a date. It was nice to see the animals. But those of you who have been to Brookfield Zoo all know what the real attraction is. Of course I’m talking about the Mold-A-Rama machines.
The Mold-A-Rama is a cool [...]
The Fouts Report: Wartime Lullaby
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, as most of you probably know, five students were killed on the 14th at NIU, in the building next to mine. None of my students were killed, for which I am extremely happy. I’ve already lost one student this year to a car accident and I do not wish to ever repeat the experience [...]
Valentines Day: a poem
Posted in Poetry, tagged love, Poetry, Romance, Valentines Day on February 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Valentines Day
Saturday. The dentist. I was paying
my bill when the girl at the counter
was given a bunch of red roses.
This made me think of you;
how the red petals were like
the red highlights in your lovely
hair; how they made the room
swing and how they belonged
wherever they had been placed.
Then I wanted to send you flowers
and I [...]
Reavis Hall: Aged but not Old
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Uncategorized on February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At least once a week, when I am at Northern Illinois University, and on my way to teach English composition, I am stopped in the hallway by a confused student who is looking for a certain room in “reevous” hall. The first few times this happened, it didn’t strike me as anything special. But after [...]
Album Review: Sheryl Crow’s Detours
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged music, Sheryl Crow, Uncategorized on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok. So I got up early and immediately downloaded Detours from iTunes. Now I have listened to it once and am going for a second listen.
The Good
It doesn’t sound like rehashed seventies pop-songs (a la songs like Steve Mcqueen or Hard to Make a Stand). This is a major improvement over her last few albums. [...]
The New Sheryl Crow Sounds Good
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged music, Sheryl Crow, Uncategorized on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sheryl Crow’s new album Detours comes out next Tuesday and I am going to get it off of iTunes as early as humanly possible. Normally I wouldn’t care much. You see, I’ve hated Sheryl Crow’s music ever since her second album came out, but if the single is any indication, this is going to be [...]
