Christmas, Virginnia Woolf and other Generic Goodness.

After weathering the blizzards and other weather madness that the metro Detroit area has thrown at us over this short break from Bloomington, I figured it of note to post a few goodies. First and foremost is the little snippet of recording that Dr. Danell Jones has posted on her publisher's website. The clip here is regarding her recent publication of the Virginnia Woolf Writing Workshop and deals in large part with the delicate mixing artists often have to balance as academic and artist. I had the pleasure of taking a few literature classes from Dr. Jones at Montana State and found her feedback on my creative works quite helpful. I often have thought that best way to learn how to write is to learn from those that have done well before us. Woolf is one of those writers and Jones is one of those few that seem capible of giving voice to the deceased. It is a pretty cool read.

Secondly, I'll be getting my first poem published in an upcoming issue of Zaum Magazine out of Sonoma State University. "Misplaced Nashville Skyline" has recently made the cut. They are a pretty cool publication out of the landscape around Northern California's Wine Country. More details to follow.