Flyover Country, 2006-2012.

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Poem With A Theme Song

for Peter Davis

Sitting in my chair, the theme song
to Beverly Hills, 90210 rubs its nose
on my earlobes. If I haven’t taken the time
to tell you how much I hate that song,
I’m telling you now. There is a TV on,
but the crackle of the yule log there
does not sound like 1992. It sounds
like yams fresh from the oven.
Naturally, I investigate.
I pull all the books from the shelves—
no theme song here. I empty all the ochre bottles
in the cabinet. Nothing. Neither does music
rise from the Tupperware. Spent, I slump
back in my chair and stare out into the yard.
Something strange is happening.
Teenagers walk by, some in torn jeans.
All of them wear sunglasses. Two
are unnaturally attractive and wear jackets.
My pants vibrate. Someone is calling.
It’s Brenda. I don’t know any Brenda.

Do you know about this?

The Anniversary

This November, Spooky Girlfriend Press will be four years old. I just wanted to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has helped support the press by buying one title, two, or more. I also want to thank other small presses, who helped inspire the creation of Spooky Girlfriend. And especially, I want to thank all of the authors for sharing their work and allowing the press to publish them.

Anne Boyer's My Common Heart, has sold more copies than any of our previous titles and even made a "Best of..." list for 2011. The press has sold 25 copies and Anne sold many on her tour in the fall. Good things are happening!

So, again, thank each one of you who has supported the press in one way or another. And look for new SGP titles as 2012 continues.

Best Poetry Books of 2011

My vote for best poetry titles of the year is over at the No Tell blog.

Best Albums of 2011

tUnE-yArDs -- w h o k i l l (my vote for album of the year)



Jens Lekman -- An Argument with Myself (my vote for ep of the year)



Tom Waits -- Bad As Me



Thao and Mirah -- Thao and Mirah



Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks -- Mirror Traffic

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Islands -- Return to the Sea (best older album that I heard for the first time this year / c. 2006)

Corgis Like Poems

I've got four poems in the anniversary issue of The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature. Check it out!