Which of the following things happened at this year's AWP conference?
1) I petted a cheetah.
2) I went through a bottle of Cragganmore single malt scotch.
3) A prizewinning poet said "There's a bathtub here--any of you girls feeling dirty?"
4) I drew a flower on Ali Stine.
5) I helped fire a cannon.
6) Martin Amis apologized for scandalizing me.
7) I cheered as seven poets competed for a tiara. The winner had drawn a goatee and moustache on her face.
8) Shafer Hall got me a "Double O."
9) A poet spontaneously composed a limerick for me rhyming "Beasley," "teasingly," and "measly."
10) All of the above, my friends. All of the above.
I love AWP.
P.S. - And yes, the panel went well.
9 comments:
Any of these sound pretty awesome. I'm sorry I missed meeting you there, Sandra.
...sounds like a great time was had by all!
Now that's a great AWP post. Perhaps even better than the conference! Sorry I missed you though. Robin
I'm so happy your panel went well. I have wanted to meet Brian Turner for a long time now, but we only get to e-mail each other.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for all the scotch. There was a terrifying lack of hard liqour at the Stain Bar. I'll see you in DC once Mr. Jeffrey gets settled down.
Definitions of Double O on the Web:
* (Hunting) A simple puddle duck rig consisting of two groups of decoys separated by a landing zone about 10 yards across.
Congrats!
So great to see you--thank goodness for your flask!
This is hilarious! I had a great time at AWP, but there's no way I could compete with this list. I'm impressed.
I was drunk. Conditions were rough.
For rhyming, “Beasley” is tough.
For justice, o Sandra,
I’d need a true mantra.
A limerick is just not enough.
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