Things To Do Today-- Vote.

The video below is a segment of the Jimmy Kimmel Challenge, which is hilarious in its entirety
(the common reaction is the bust out wail), but this segment is really special and the children are so dear. I love the older brother reassuring his little brother, "You were so close" in 2 plus 2, and his reasoning with his parents-- the bellyache consequences. The ending just makes me laugh. We have been saying it here-- You sneaky _______ for eating the last bag of popcorn, or you sneaky _______ for ducking out on the dishes . . .

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Today is Election Day. I'm up in the wee hour to prep for the whole day and get out of here early enough to go vote before heading out to the appointed rounds of residencies and meetings and advisement. It's going to be a merry-go-round day.

(Can you believe we're at that time of year, getting students set for next semester. The weeks are passing oh so quickly. I have so many daily deadlines. Soon, holidays. Thanksgiving around the corner. So much to do before that day! )

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Looking ahead, this Sunday at the Memorial Art Gallery, 2-5:30 p.m. there will be a poetry reading celebrating all of the poems that will be included in the Poets Walk project. This event is free and Open to the Public.

Here's the schedule:

Poets Walk Reading Schedule

Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium

Sunday, November 13, 2-5:30 pm (Reception to follow)

Emcees: John Roche, Arlette Miller Smith, and Joe Flaherty

2:00-2:30

Introductions by Jack Garner, Joe Flaherty, Grant Holcomb

Boo Poulin for Lucille Clifton

Tyler Stoffer for Al Poulin, Jr.

Fay Neuberg for Israel Emiot

Rachel Astarte Piccione for Anthony Piccione

John Roche for Robert Creeley

Sherry Tulloch (?) for Pat Janus

Arlette Miller Smith for Janine Pommy Vega

Steven Huff for Hayden Carruth (plus his own poem)

2:30-3:00

David Shakes as Frederick Douglass

Ruben Gomez for Octavio Paz

William Heyen for Karla Linn Merrifield (plus his own poem)

Leslie Lockert for Bobby Johnson

Monty Campbell for Susan Deer Cloud

Sam Abrams

David Michael Nixon

Donna Marbach

Dream Engine clip

Flying Words Project clip

3:00-3:15 Intermission (coffee and cookies in lobby)

3:15-4:00 Cornelius Eady

Linda Allardt

Beatrice O’Brien

Patrick Graybill

Ella Mae Lentz

Michael Czarnecki

Dale Davis for Jocelyn Macy and William Carlos Williams

Alexa Scott Flaherty for Finvolva Drury

Kitty Jospe for Marianne Moore (plus her own poem)

Claudia Stanek

Patricia Roth Schwartz

John Roche for David Meltzer and Dave Kelly

4:00-4:15 Intermission (coffee and cookies in lobby)

4:15-5:00

Reenah Golden

Slam High videos

Grace Flores

Eddie Swayze

Leah Zazulyer

Michael Ketchek

Dane Gordon

Thom Ward

Richard Peek for John A. Williams

Ed Sanders/Fugs clip

5:00-5:30

M.J. Iuppa

Vincent F.A. Golphin

Tony Leuzzi

Gary Lehmann

Frank Judge

Wanda Schubmehl

Anne Coon

Lori Nolasco

Tom Holmes

Ralph Black

Following the reading there will be a reception in the atrium of the Memorial Art Gallery