1. Anyone from iWPS who wants to find a way down to SPEAK tomorrow night, you are welcome. I can’t offer a ride as such as I am going to be coming from another direction, but you are welcome.

2. I have discovered that there’s a bit of controversy concerning the Worcester Review‘s slam issue, which is just hitting the street now. Someone whose work I admire has spoken fairly harshly of the contents and concept of the issue.

I was a co-editor of that issue. And I think the writer of those comments is entitled to her opinion. Parts of her commentary I agree with, much I do not, and that’s fine. I indeed suspect we’re on the same page more than may be immediately apparent.

I don’t intend to engage the discussion regarding the poems or the essays at all. The debate’s important, and I would like it to continue without clouding it by inserting any hint of personal involvement on my part.

The one thing I would like to say, regarding the questioning of the editors’ sanity, is simply this:

For at least one half of the team, you may have something there.