[Alex Pepple]

Dear Eratosphereans,

It's my pleasure to announce Curtis Gale Weeks as the new/returning co-moderator for the Non-Metrical Poetry forum. At the same time, I'm sorry to announce that Elle Bruno Love--our very first and very long-standing Non-Metrical forum moderator is stepping down ... and my thanks to her for the immense and long-sustained contribution to Non-Met!

Back to Curtis -- when I asked him for a bio for this announcement, he indicated that he didn't have any that's relevant/interesting, but if this quote from his response is not a relevant and interesting bio--maybe in an unconventional sense--I don't know what is--

     When I left Eratosphere many years ago, I stopped writing poetry, focusing on blogging instead. For a few years, in addition to maintaining various personal blogs, I managed a blog focusing on military strategy and theory and had several co-bloggers. We developed a specific military theory relating to the future of warfare which culminated in a book edited by one of my co-bloggers called, The Handbook of Fifth-Generation Warfare published by Nimble Books. My contribution to that book was a mere two short essays stripped from that blog by my co-blogger when he requested something for inclusion.
     Otherwise, I haven't sought publication for anything.
     Eleven years have passed since I was first invited to moderate on Eratosphere. Before and since, I have lived in Southwest Missouri; I'm an autodidact and something of a committed amateur all-around—preferring search and research, and exploration, to publication or a career focused on academics.

I'm sure that Curtis will do an excellent job sustaining and revitalizing the Non-Metrical forum, and the work posted and critiqued there.

Please join me in giving a warm Eratosphere welcome back to Curtis!

Cheers,
...Alex