That means industrious or studious in German. 
It’s my last week at Austin Community College, and much of my attention is focused on final exams. I am looking forward to the summer! There is still much to be done here on Wish Effect, and Tom is working on a new Bebo skin, WishEffect stylee!
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Wednesday evening, I was in attendance at the Rio Review Publication Celebration where I read my poem [Four. Oh, Nine…]
It was a nice small black-box theater, complete with spotlights and microphones. I believe my reading went amazingly well, and there were some other interesting performances. I was a bit nervous, as this was my first public reading. A few deep breaths, a round of applause, no turning back. And this was no golf clap, mind you. It was a soulful shower of encouragement. It was, overall, a good experience.
Except….in the back of the book there is a ‘Writer’s Biography’ section; I realized about half way through the Celebration there is a typo? Here’s an excerpt:
“Blair is from Port Arthur, Texas and a second-year student at Austin Community College majoring in Radio/Television/Film. He is currently enrolled in a poetry workshop, and wishes to continue the development of his craft as a creative writer.”
Notice anything…strange? >.<
I am a female. Not a HE or HIM. Was it a typo? Or did they really think I was male? Are my poems shrouded in masculinity? I’d have to disagree, although it gives me some encouragement to explore a more feminine style of writing. I had previously communicated with the editor through e-mail only, so I wonder if she was expecting a guy to walk in? Oh, but this isn’t the first instance. Last week in the Austin Poetry Society Newsletter, they mentioned the Rio Review Publication Poets and again referred to me as a male. Both editors apologized. My mother says it’s because she spelled my name the masculine way, Blair, as opposed to the feminine way, Blaire. So, should I change the spelling of my name now? I don’t think so.
I really wish this error of mistaken identity wasn’t existing in my first ever publication. I didn’t find it amusing, and it kinda makes me feel discouraged to submit any writing for a while. But hey, isn’t that what this blog is for?
Walking backwards down I-10 to the [409]
Someone said it smells like money…
I say it reeks of corrosive atoms
clinging to my cashmere.Divide the drugs equally,
subtract the middle class,
multiply high school sweethearts,
add crashing cars, killing kids-
this graffiti-ridden coffin is essential.Notice not the catalytic cloud
in the atmosphere;
but behold
bullets raining into a sea
of asthmatic mannequins
drowning effortlessly
in their own handcrafted
wasteland observatory.
as we fall like pieces of the
Berlin wall onto leather
sofa cushions. Then
kiss me
as if we
are under the slide
on a playground and
nobody is watching.
When those prickly
stubs of hair on your chin
touch my milky skin-
I will respond with
goosebumps that scream
“I want you so bad; so good..”
but to us it sounds like
two heart beats.
And as you move your hands
over my torso like tectonic plates,
I realize those fireflies in your eyes
mean that we exist in this world
and the sensation occurring
between us is
seriously electric.
The dream was in my pocket
scribbled with red ink
never to be erased.
Now your blue eyes are like kaleidoscopes-
and even in the shadows of this giant oak tree
serendipitous light clings to you like static,
except closer and excessively copasetic.
I am holding my breath.
You are reaching in my pocket.
We have become opaque.
I’ll be participating in the Rio Review Publication Celebration on Wednesday April 23, 2008!
The reading will take place at 7:00PM at ACC Rio Grande Campus Gallery Theatre.
I am excited to announce that my first site is now live!
This website will be an ongoing project, displaying my various creations for those of you who wish to indulge.
WishEffect is still under development, and will continue to grow as I gather content. Please keep checking back to follow the evolution of WishEffect. Here are few sections I plan on featuring soon:
You can visit the Suggestions page now!
