Portland poetry haul

Oh hello!

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been busy working but have managed to use my free time wisely. Is this what adults do?

Since it’s so hard to squeeze in “outside reading” (aka unassigned reading) during the regular school year, I’ve mostly just been diving into the works of others instead of tirelessly cranking out my own. And it’s been great! I’m inspired, I’m still writing, and I’m ready to write even more. I’m gearing up for my senior year of undergrad so these are all good things. When aren’t they?

Most recently, I took a little weekend trip down to Portland for the hell of it. And Portland, of course, means at least one trip to Powell’s. In this case it was one all-too-brief sojourn, due to my being a poor college student and all that tired jazz. But I figured, hey, why not make a post about my book haul? That’s a thing bloggers do, yeah?

I ask too many questions in my writing and not enough in real life.

Anyway, here’s my $59 worth of gems:

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From top left to bottom right: Wu Wei, Tom Crawford; Quick Question, John Ashbery; Eunoia, Christian Bök; So There, Robert Creeley; Spring and All, William Carlos Williams; Selections, Gertrude Stein

A hearty serving of poetry. Wu Wei is actually a gift, shh.

Alright, that’s all for now. I promise to post some of my own work soon, once I’ve done the necessary tweaking and such. Cheers, guys. Hope August treated you kindly.