Another poem from the book! Folks told me they enjoyed the autobiography in the post on yesterday’s poem, so here’s some more for you:

If there’s one thing I hate, it’s mowing the lawn.

Nuff sed.

Big thanks to Kim Jones and The Austin Chronicle: I was greeted in my cubicle this morning with this nice interview.

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This is day 10 out of 14 that I’m posting a poem a day until the book comes out on April 13th. Check back daily or subscribe via RSS for new poems.

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This is one of the first poems I made for the book, way back in July of 2008. I know this because thankfully, I kept a detailed logbook on my book progress:

I don’t usually talk about what I think the poems mean, or divulge any autobiographical details around them, because I like for people to make their own meanings.

All I will say is what they say you can’t say in creative writing workshops: this poem “really happened to me” and therefore it is special and something no one can touch.

I’m feeling all choked up and gooey inside, because my brother and his wife just had their second baby, Arianna Kleon, and I’m feeling like a happy uncle.

Hello, Arianna. Welcome. I don’t know much about anything, so here are some words from one of my favorite writers, Mr. Kurt Vonnegut, whose books I will send you when you’re old enough:

This is day 9 out of 14 that I’m posting a poem a day until the book comes out on April 13th. Check back daily or subscribe via RSS for new poems.

You can help the release by entering the contest to win a free limited-edition screen print or pre-ordering your copy today.

One of my favorites of the 150+ poems in the book.

This is day 8 out of 14 that I’m posting a poem a day until the book comes out on April 13th. Check back daily for new poems.

You can help the release by entering the contest to win a free limited-edition screen print or pre-ordering your copy today.