Buggeryville

So I'm finally on the Silliman blog roll. Who are my neighbo(u)rs?

Below me is Dave Pollard, who has a blog at Salon.com that seems less about poetry than it is about "making the world a better place". He asks: "If we're going to spend time playing video games, why not make them informative and get that energy directed at ways that can make the world a better place?" Well. Also, if we're going to spend time making burritos, why not make them informative and get that energy directed at ways that can make the world a better place? Also, if we're going to spend time cracking our knuckles, why not make them informative and get that energy directed at ways that can make the world a better place? Also he has a chart where he "reframes" received wisdom. So, instead of "if you want smart people to work for you, you have to pay them a competitive rate for their time", he reframes the idea as "what if you could produce an invitation so compelling that smart people would be willing to come together and solve a problem for free?" Which is true and handy and based on the fundamental principle that smart people shouldn't be compensated for being smart. Which, you know, perhaps they shouldn't.

Above me is Pearl Pirie, whose blog is nicely titled "Humanyms"(which sounds like a cross between humans, homonyms, and Houyhnhnms). She links glowingly to a Geof Huth piece, has Crag Hill on her blogroll, and uses the word "poet-y". Although it looks like her actual poetry blog is here? Anyway her blog(s) look like they're worth exploring.

She lives in Ottawa, and Pollard lives in, oh, apparently Winnipeg. I have made some sort of Canadian tic-tac-toe in the middle of the P section! Nick Piombino, you're next...