bread loaf bits

where to begin?
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i showered with james allen hall. twice.
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to be surrounded by writers! the shoptalk. the playful banter. the gossip.
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james, c.dale, james a., kara, celeste, matthew, eva, tom, maggie, alan, tomas, dave, sasha, peter w., leslie...
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oh, the readings! some highlights for me include: jenny george, charles baxter, alex espinoza, louise gluck, roger reeves, matthew dickman, tom sleigh, c. dale young, benjamin garcia, peter campion, leslie harrison, sigrid nunez.

go team voltron!
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somebody said this to me: eduardo, you're trying to write portraits of others, but you're really writing self-portraits.
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brigit pegeen kelly read saturday night. she blew the top of my head off. after she read, i had to leave. i walked out of the little theatre before the third reader began. oh, that hive swinging over the black water of the ocean!
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i had a great roommate: alan heathcock. very nice man. very nice hats.
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to have a complete stranger come up to you and say: i read your poem in...
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i hate the weather walrus. i hope he falls on his own tusks.
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if you're looking for recaps of craft talks/ lectures then you're out of luck. i don't roll like that. but molly took notes and has been posting her observations on her blog. thanks, molly!
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the conference re-energized my love for our art. thank you, bread loaf.
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more later.