For me, this revival revives this blog, something I started in 2005, an attempt to have the least read blog in the United States: a blog devoted to Boise State football and contemporary poetry. Not so oddly, I'm still a die-hard Bronco football fan (and yes, this blog documents how I attended with my family the greatest college football game ever in 2007). And a little oddly, I have remained true to my 2011 New Year's resolution of having retired from the po-biz. Quite simply, I no longer write poetry for publication after having started doing so more than 40 years ago.
Admittedly, then, it may seem odd for me to be joining this revival. But I still write poetry, just in the form of playwriting--which is far, far more problematic as a biz than poetry ever will likely be. And I still very much follow the currents of contemporary poetry, teach contemporary poetry, and champion contemporary poets. I still love it all fiercely, still am capable of delight and disappointment, even though I have taken to the sidelines.
So I was thrilled to read Kelli Russell Agodon and Donna Vorreyer's exchange on the Twitter, where they have managed to put together this call for a poet blogger revival. It's how I came across poets like Kelli, Jan, Carolee, Jill, Dave, Jannine, Susan, Mary, and many others, especially the old Poetry Thursday crowd, Dana and Joyce. And I look forward to all the forthcoming discoveries and challenges, especially set forth by young poets and poet-activists who thrive on Twitter (even if they don't do the blogging thing).
Now that I've gotten through the prefatory, self-conscious first-posting, I am looking forward to 2018!
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