great post and comments going at tony tost's regarding online poetry culture. until online journals and blog community are deemed legitimate by the institution wing, it strikes me as a euphoric time/"place" of quality work enjoying an even playing field. the unassociated phenomenon in austin sounds like it was a progressive chapter in virtual community making a segue into actual, fleshy community too. how long can it remain a secret? shh.

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coincidentally, jameson is giving a lecture at northwestern on 4/3.

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kind of related- a woman i've never met here in the office keeps bringing me food. three times this week "psst. kerri!" has preceded a croissant or fruit salad being passed to me like a drug deal. i haven't asked how this started or what it's all about, just nod conspiratorily and accept the offering.