thank you

to rob mclennan for the terrific chapbook, for hosting, organizing & promoting the reading;

to Cameron Anstee, Marilyn Irwin & Stephen Brockwell. it was great to read with you & to hear you read.(& thanks for the cookies, Marilyn);

to the attentive audience;

to those i spoke with after who expressed interest in the chapbook & my poetry in general;

to the Mercury Lounge/Overkill folks for sound, light & friendliness. & particularly to the bar tender, Kim;

to the OAC WR recommenders: Arc, Book Thug, & Palimpsest.

& i've already thanked the OAC & the City of Ottawa, but i'll do so again: thanks for the investment in my work...

it was a great night & an excellent above/ground press 19th anniversary celebration.

to paraphrase Hunter S. Thompson, thanks for the madness & filigree.