Saturday, January 9, 2010

I Am Leaving You, You Are Leaving Me



I figured that since I just listened to this song eighteen thousand times in a row, I should probably share it with you, my chickadees. It's a beautiful video and the song so cathartic. The song makes me wistful in an everything-is-about-to-change kind of way. Plus, I'm a sucker for harmonies and strings.

This evening I finished Alex Lemon's book Mosquito. It's incredible, AND (and!) it has a really thought-provoking introduction by Mark Doty, which was a pleasant surprise. I think my favorite poem is The Pleasure Notebook. Seriously, poets, everyone, go read this book. (Next up on the reading list, Dark Things by Novica Tadic.)

1 comment:

Robby said...

that poem, The Pleasure Notebook...all I can say is wow. I think I need to read that book now.

I'm thinking of starting a bi-weekly thing on my blog where I talk about someone whose blog/writings/music I really love. And maybe ask them a few questions.
I'd really like to spotlight you on my blog, because the poems of yours that I've read and everything else are really brilliant.
My email is runningforamsterdam@hotmail.com
I hope to hear from you. :]