I belong.

Mean Mother this Friday

This Friday Detroit-based rock band Mean Mother will be playing their first show in Saginaw at Hamilton St. Pub with Death Valley Dragline and Neighborhood Muscle. This should be a fun night. I got to interview a former college friend and write a little something about it here.

I should come to my office on day's off more often

It's not even 9:30 this morning and I have already accomplished most of what I wanted to do today, which means I can get a jump on tomorrow.

My review of Union! by Ish Klein is now up in the July issue of BookSlut. If you're so inclined, you can check it out here.

Review in which I pretend to know how to write about music

I love music, but I do not have confidence in my ability to write about music. Nonetheless, I write about music anyway. Here is one such instance: Review of John Vasquez and the Bearinger Boys live at Hamilton Street Pub.

What I've been meaning to say is

I do have a home now. If you need my address, please e-mail me. Due to a really crazy event, I have decided that my address should not be posted on a blog. You can e-mail me at gina.myers@gmail.com.

The new house is wonderful, though I am still getting used to being domesticated: cutting the grass, pulling weeds, sweeping the sidewalks, etc.

Some recent publications include three pieces for Saginaw 360: an article on the opening of the Court Street Gallery, an interview with Terrence Shells of L.I.F.E. Music Entertainment, and an interview with journalist William Ketchum III. I also had an article on the Rouse for Roethke in Review Magazine, which is available in the current issue on newsstands and online here.

I saw the proofs for the ie anthology and I am really excited to be a part of it.

A million things in the works.

This Weekend: Theodre Roethke Centennial Celebration

This Saturday and Sunday there are a number of events to celebrate the Theodore Roethke Centennial. You can read about it in the Saginaw News here, and see a full list of events (copied & pasted from the News below):

Friends of Theodore Roethke
Centennial Year Celebration

* 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, May 30, Children's Zoo at Celebration Square Amphitheater, 1730 S. Washington Ave. in Saginaw.

Bay Arenac Reading Council in collaboration with Friends of Theodore Roethke present "Party at the Zoo" by Theodore Roethke with children's activities and other Roethke children's poetry.

* 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30, First Presbyterian Church, 121 S. Harrison in Saginaw.

David Wagoner reads his play "First Class," a one-act piece spotlighting Roethke's poetic teaching style and creative life. Wagoner was a Roethke student at Penn State and later a colleague at the University of Washington in Seattle.

* 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 31, Andersen Enrichment Center, 120 Ezra Rust Drive in Saginaw

From 1-3 p.m., Wagoner leads a poetry workshop (Space is limited. Reserve a spot by e-mailing GloNJ@aol.com).

From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Roethke Rouse, a reading of Roethke's poems.

From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., poets-in-residence Rosie King, a Saginaw native, and David Wagoner will read their poetry.

Ongoing: a book fair featuring Michigan poets and presses; a film chronicling the work and mission of the Friends of Theodore Roethke; a reception honoring seniors and students who participated in oral history collection project entitled Historic Perspectives of Roethke's Saginaw

* 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, May 31, Court Street Bridge Walk.

A walk across the bridge spanning the Saginaw River while poets conclude the final read of the Roethke Rouse.

* 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 31, dinner buffet at Jake's Old City Grill, 100 S. Hamilton in Saginaw.

Michigan poets will read from their works as well King and Wagoner.

The cost of the buffet dinner is $30 for non-students and $15 for students. Call 280-6765 for reservations.

2008 Attention Span

My 2008 Attention Span picks are up here.  I remember after I submitted the list thinking of more books I should have had on the list...