So AWP was certainly fun. Just on Thursday I wandered around with Elaine Equi for a few hours, was introduced to Quincy Troupe and Anne Waldman, met up with my first poetry teacher, Sander Zulauf, for the first time in twelve years, ran into my favorite poet of the moment, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, and literally bumped into C.K. Williams. Writing poetry is such a solitary thing that it is great to be able to surround yourself with other poets from all over the country. Getting to put a face with an email address was pretty neat as I finally got a chance to meet up with some of the lit editors I've had the chance to work with over the past few years. Plus, getting a boatload of free lit mags is always a good thing.