The one thing December 31, 2009: "The poet has only one thing to write, and does so for the lifespan of the poet, the one thing is—the writing,"  (more...) by Edwin Torres

Starting in on Marina’s question December 31, 2009: I just heard someone say about another someone that “she likes to date guys who wear ironic hats.” I prefer unplanned irony, personally speaking, which is another way of saying I don’t pay any attention to the matter unless someone like Rudy Giuliani has the accidental nerve to publicly state “If I can make it, it’s not art.” (more...) by Anselm Berrigan

This is just to say… December 30, 2009: hello! My name is Thom Donovan and I will be blogging at Harriet from January thruout March. If anyone would like to learn more about what I do please visit my weblog Wild Horses Of Fire (whof.blogspot.com). Otherwise, I look forward to being a part of the conversation here at Harriet for the next few months. Happy New Year! --Thom by Thom Donovan

Lucky December 29, 2009: by Melissa Friedling

Deborah December 27, 2009: by Melissa Friedling

Give Me a Break December 27, 2009: It happens during every break from school: I am suddenly overcome with rich, vivid, dreams, like something out of a Vision Quest. I wake up with images and lines I scribble down as quickly as I can. At first I thought this might just be a Ny-Quil induced narco-state, but now I see it's something bigger. (more...) by John S. O'Connor

With regards to the Crackademy December 26, 2009: The top ten illnesses in our household in 2009 have been: roto virus, lyme disease, sinus infection, common cold, pink eye, swine flu, pink eye redux, occasional faint echoes (more...) by Anselm Berrigan

Sliding Doors December 23, 2009: Many people use the final days of December to take stock of the year -- counting their blessings or wallowing in regret. Maybe this is because, as Dana Gioia writes in Summer Storm, “Memory insists on pining/For places it never went,/As if life would be happier/Just by being different.” So how would our lives be different if we had chosen to [...] by John S. O'Connor

Mr. C December 22, 2009: by Melissa Friedling

Trampoline=Po√2 December 21, 2009: The trajectory of this year's poetry bathing has taken me from total immersion to arid heave. Since moving two years ago, from the molten core of the globe's poetry universe to the rarefied air upstate of poema non grata...I've seen my lilliputian waveform flicker on life support. (more...) by Edwin Torres