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I remember Joe Brainard & so should you. If you’re in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, next Saturday, June 24, around 3 pm, you should hie thee hither to Catamount Arts for Getting to Know Joe: The Art and Poetry of Joe Brainard. Ron Padgett will read and talk about Joe's work. Followed by a film of Brainard's I Remember and some even more fugitive film footáge. Catamount Arts, 60 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury VT 05819, phone 802-748-2600. Sponsored by Kingdom Books. For more info: www.catamountarts.com or www.KingdomBks.com.

I’m toying with the idea of turning off the comments box for awhile, either while I’m in Naropa next week or in California next month. Basically just long enough so that everyone can get their medication levels adjusted. I’ve gotten a lot of complaints lately and it’s easy to see why. Use the comments box today to let me know what you think.

High on the list of my pet peeves. People who spell Charles Olson’s last name with an “e,” Allen Ginsberg’s surname with a “u,” or Zukofsky with a “v.” Ginsberg’s first name gets misspelled a lot as well. It says something about the level of attention. How hard is this, really?

One technology blogroll I like a lot – because it focuses to a surprising degree on the social implications of technology – belongs to J.P. Rangaswami, whose blog is Confused in Calcutta. This is the current roster.

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