THE GAME OF FOUR: Eduardo challenged me to answer this series of questions and then challenge fellow bloggers to answer them as well. I accepted and here are my answers:
Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Assistant librarian, bookstore clerk, concession stand worker at the Atlanta Zoo, newspaper editor.
Four movies you could watch over and over: Wings of Desire, Another Woman, Short Cuts and Jackie Brown.
Four places you’ve lived: Just Georgia...Fayetteville, Riverdale, Jonesboro and Atlanta.
Four TV shows you love to watch: MASH, Absolutely Fabulous, Amazing Race and Lost.
Four places you’ve been on vacation: London, Paris, Ireland and New York.
Four websites you visit daily: BBC, CNN, New York Times and London Underground.
Four of your favorite foods: Hamburgers, turkey and dressing, peanut butter and fresh creamed corn.
Four places you’d rather be: London, Paris, Berlin or Dublin.
Four albums you can’t live without: Hounds of Love, Kate Bush; Filigree & Shadow, This Mortal Coil; Savage, Eurythmics; and Post, Bjork.
Next four tagged: Theresa Davis, Peter Pereira, Stan D. and Patricia Smith.
Side note: In the last few days I've had the pleasure to interview U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser (who's coming to Atlanta for a reading at Oglethorpe University on Feb. 9), Leslie Jordan (who plays the hilarious foil Beverley Leslie to Karen on Will & Grace) and tonight I interviewed Ricky McKinnie of the Blind Boys of Alabama. Talk about being all celebrity-ed up! And...and...and...I'm practically quivering as I write this...Sharon Olds is coming to Atlanta for a reading on March 23. Somebody pinch me.
Also, the name of my chapbook might be changing. Also thanks to Eduardo, I discovered that poet Stuart Greenhouse just won the Poetry Society of America chapbook award for...you guessed it...What Remains. I titled my chapbook as an homage to photographer Sally Mann's book of photos, which is one of my favorites. I also knew that Carole Radziwell had given her memoirs the same title, but there was no other books of poetry (that I knew of) that had the title What Remains. Sure, I could leave it, but I don't want the confusion and, selfishly, I don't want to share it with another poet. Stuart beat me to the punch for a swell title, so I can't fault him. I spoke with my editor at MetroMania today and she agreed a title change was not a bad idea. We've pretty much decided on the new name, but I'll make the announcement in the next day or so.
Sigh...
Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Assistant librarian, bookstore clerk, concession stand worker at the Atlanta Zoo, newspaper editor.
Four movies you could watch over and over: Wings of Desire, Another Woman, Short Cuts and Jackie Brown.
Four places you’ve lived: Just Georgia...Fayetteville, Riverdale, Jonesboro and Atlanta.
Four TV shows you love to watch: MASH, Absolutely Fabulous, Amazing Race and Lost.
Four places you’ve been on vacation: London, Paris, Ireland and New York.
Four websites you visit daily: BBC, CNN, New York Times and London Underground.
Four of your favorite foods: Hamburgers, turkey and dressing, peanut butter and fresh creamed corn.
Four places you’d rather be: London, Paris, Berlin or Dublin.
Four albums you can’t live without: Hounds of Love, Kate Bush; Filigree & Shadow, This Mortal Coil; Savage, Eurythmics; and Post, Bjork.
Next four tagged: Theresa Davis, Peter Pereira, Stan D. and Patricia Smith.
Side note: In the last few days I've had the pleasure to interview U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser (who's coming to Atlanta for a reading at Oglethorpe University on Feb. 9), Leslie Jordan (who plays the hilarious foil Beverley Leslie to Karen on Will & Grace) and tonight I interviewed Ricky McKinnie of the Blind Boys of Alabama. Talk about being all celebrity-ed up! And...and...and...I'm practically quivering as I write this...Sharon Olds is coming to Atlanta for a reading on March 23. Somebody pinch me.
Also, the name of my chapbook might be changing. Also thanks to Eduardo, I discovered that poet Stuart Greenhouse just won the Poetry Society of America chapbook award for...you guessed it...What Remains. I titled my chapbook as an homage to photographer Sally Mann's book of photos, which is one of my favorites. I also knew that Carole Radziwell had given her memoirs the same title, but there was no other books of poetry (that I knew of) that had the title What Remains. Sure, I could leave it, but I don't want the confusion and, selfishly, I don't want to share it with another poet. Stuart beat me to the punch for a swell title, so I can't fault him. I spoke with my editor at MetroMania today and she agreed a title change was not a bad idea. We've pretty much decided on the new name, but I'll make the announcement in the next day or so.
Sigh...
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