A blog, a website, both awesome

Two other addresses I've been meaning to write about.

My friend debby florence in Missoula, Montana, keeps an excellent blog and website called Umbrella Tooth. Her latest blog entry is a really thoughtful, really interesting review of Radiant Danse Uv Being, the bill bissett homage anthology edited by Jeff Pew and Steve "Rox" Roxborough. It always blows me away when Americans show this kind of interest in Canadian poetry. Richard Huttel of Chicago has a similar enthusiasm. We need more visits by both of them! (Plus Richard should start blogging.) debby runs an amazing small press, as well as a small press co-op called Slumgullion, through which she puts on all sorts of audacious and amazing-sounding events. Visit her site! Send her money for her books!

The other site of interest belongs to a Toronto comrade, Sandra Alland. www.blissfultimes.ca was built around her fantastic new poetry manuscript, which some smart publisher better snatch up quickly. The site has visual and sound poetry connected to the book, plus info on Sandra and her various projects, including her chapbook imprint. She says the site will continue to evolve as she delves deeper into her poetry laboratory.

In self-pitying news, the Toronto Arts Council turned me down today.

Also, isn't it about time for a resurgence of interest in the poetry of Victor Coleman?

Also also, I saw Dani Couture's new book, Good Meat, at Book City the other day. It's gorgeous. It's so gorgeous. I would've bought a copy, but the back cover is devoted to a crazed blurb by me, so I'm hoping I'll get a copy free. I've never had a blurb look so gorgeous on the back of a book. You can see the book right over here.

Over and out.