This came out today and I haven’t really looked at it yet, because I had to get the stuff ready for Thursday and it was all too much.  After all, it’s been a while since I’ve given a live reading and the fact that it is multilingual complicated things immeasurably.  I haven’t even seen my kids.

so don’t think I’m ignoring you.  I’m just bad at organizing and a bit embarrassed that this is all about me.  But most of all, I’m learning an awful lot about my own poetry and my own life.  And most of all I’m learning about who my friends are.  I don’t mean who is helping me out, or who is reading tomorrow, but who is supporting me emotionally, even though I’m got my head up my ass right now.  

I mean just think what else I am ignoring. I always take Nasrallah’s threats seriously, because he usually means what he says.  And I haven’t checked the shelter or made sure the key is on the door.  I haven’t even watched most of the news.  Clearly my head is where I said I was hiding it.