92. Some Deer Left The Yard Moving Day- Andrew K. Peterson
BlazeVOX Books

I love this dude, my old roommate, Red Sox REPROBATE, what a dude! hella've poet, he made me realize that it was okay to not be into Elvis Costello, I remember he had girlfriends at Naropa, one of those guys! One time Andy printed out a cardboard copy of my face and wore it for Halloween, check him out! love that dude!

his book is really good, thanks for sending ANDY! he wrote me a nice inscription, let's see what it says

can you read it? here, it says

"To Johnny S.,
The AL East is a fat farm.
The AL East is a 3020 slobbering dog neighbor.
Your care packages are a dream
of Wade Bogg's Mustache
& you are a toast in this house of friends-
xoxo.
former roomie,
AKP"

GODDAMMN what a dude, LOVE you ANDY. I miss the 3020 debauch.

91. Batman: Arkham Asylum A Serious House On Serious Earth- Grant Morrison, Dave Mckean
DC Comics

Jesus Louise what a book! yeah, best Batman I've read, Dave McKean's art, fuuuuuugh...I didn't want this one to end, reread it 3 times before retiring it to the bookshelf, went out and bought all of Morrison's The Invisibles immediately after, can't wait to dig into those guys, I think Derek Fenner told me The Invisibles were the jam, have you seen Derek's OCCULT library? fuuuuuugh...

I'm listening to Van Morrison's Astral Weeks by the way, my Mom bought me some vinyl for Christmas! yeah yeah Mom!

90. The New Sentence- Ron Silliman
Roof Books

I really enjoyed this book, kind of surprised by my reaction to it, because like Robert Greiner "I HATE THEORY," shit, that's not what he said is it? I really do detest the poetics in practice of "the new sentence," I hate prosey poetry, even if it is LANGUAGE based, maybe more so, fucking giant blocks of giant paratactic long lines, gag me with a spoon! I've always really likes Silliman's books though, the dude has moxy! it's just what his style led to with less skilled poets that sinks the ship.

89. Coming Events (Collected Writing)- Susan Gevirtz
Nightboat Books

One of my books of the year, Susan is one my favorite people in the Bay Area, I cherish our friendship, I cherish this book.

88. The Fugitive Notebook- Laura Moriarty
Couch Press

I wrote a blurb for this book!

87. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban- J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press

This is the third one, man these books are boring. My assistant at work really loves them though. She told me they play Quidditch in real life, that a human runs around as the Golden Snitch, I don't know man, seems pretty dorkasaurasrex.

my blurb for Laura's The Fugitive Notebook, just out from Couch Press

"Laura Moriarty has written a noir poem, a serial serial. The Fugitive Notebook is a poem of searching and seeing, of slippages and identity, it’s about the roles we play, and the disguises we wear, “the present invades// the past/ falls.” Like a detective working her way through the facts, Moriarty weaves a lyric narration at once deeply personal and teasingly elusive; but the clues are hiding in plain sight if you know where to look, revealing themselves discreetly as the reader proceeds through this hard boiled poem."

86. Fright Catalog- Joseph Mosconi
Insert Blanc Press

this is my dude, as they say.

"HOT MAGICS

RED PLANETS

WHITE BOOM"

85. Vesper Chimes- Micah Ballard
Gas Meter

"M''seur Johnny-
Here's a little suitcase of poems
that just arrived. Absolutely
LOVELY & amazing to see
you the other eve at Fenner
& Bajo's. & to be in your
building, whereabouts, etc.
Stoked to get your new book
& to hang ASAP/USOP soon.
Sending ALL MY LOVE.
-Micah"

sending all my LOVE back Micah. I miss the San Francisco poetry scene.

84. Jack Of Diamonds And The Queen Of Spades- Jackson Meazle
Bird & Beckett

is it bad that I want to yell stuff into Twitter every time I visit? who am I yelling at? I know exactly who I'm yelling at. techno-parnoia, "I HATE TECHNOLOGY."

not my audience clearly. don't say audience.

currently listening to Language Lessons, Third Man Records.

83. The Fugitive Notebook- Laura Moriarty
Couch Press

I stayed home and watched Black Mirror last night.

techno-paranoia, yes. commingling and complicating yes yes. Black Mirror is our gross science fiction present.

Irma Thomas - Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)

Rodney Koekene reads tonight at Studio One with Meg Day, Malachi Black and Ed Roberson, 7:30PM Studio One Gallery 365 45th St, Oakland 94609
FREE BEER

also tonight, Terry Riley at BAM

Terry Riley
Friday, December 5; 7:30 p.m.

Five years ago, Terry Riley played at our very first L@TE
event, and we are elated to have him return to close out the
series. Pioneer of the minimalist aesthetic, seminal influence on
the Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth, devotee of Hindustani
classical music as well as jazz, Riley remains one of the most
dynamic compositional voices of the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries. Don’t miss your last chance to hear his sublime music
reverberate through our vast architecture. For this concert, Terry
Riley is joined by his son, guitarist and composer Gyan Riley.
Programmed by Sarah Cahill.

Galleries will remain open until 10:30 p.m. for this special
event. A limited number of chairs will be available; please bring a
pillow to make yourself comfortable on the gallery floor, or listen
from the upper gallery balconies during the performance.

Doors 5 p.m.
L@TE: Terry Riley 7:30
Galleries open till 10:30 p.m.