[Tim Murphy]

We're just going to have one thread, a sort of giant open mic where Spherians can post their favorite despairing poems, reflect on the canon, converse with one another. The discussion will be led by Jeff Holt, whom you can hear reading his work over at Distinguished Performances:

http://www.ablemuse.com/erato/showthread.php?t=10903

I'll be presenting three of Jeff's poems and sharing my thoughts on this very talented poet tomorrow. Josh Mehigan, originally scheduled for this event, can't participate, but Jeff will post his thoughts on his close friend. Rhina Espaillat and Suzanne Doyle have graciously agreed to participate. Tuesday morning I'm off to South Dakota, with no access to computers for a couple days. yr lariat, Tim