It's great to hear that you're doing so well, Jesse!
Candice
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> Thanks for the great notes and Amy's intro. of
> sorts. I believe, Amy,
> that you entered the lists after I cut back on
> posting, so here's my
> hello. Health is ok, but eyes remain a problem.
> I've a giant floater
> in my left inscribing figure eights. I'm on blood
> thinners and working
> out, so no chest pains for the past couple of years.
> Candice, I think
> that we last communicated when I was moving from
> Kyushu to the Tokyo
> area over six years ago. Though I miss the
> countryside, the rice
> fields, the ferry trips to South Korea, and the old
> ways of doing
> things, it's great to reside within an hour's train
> ride of some of
> the great museums and symphonies. I've also managed
> repeated trips to
> London and extended stays in Sheffield (where I had
> the pleasure of
> meeting Alison in the flesh, and hanging out with
> buddies Alan,
> Geraldine, Kevin, and others), also Los Angeles
> where I hung out with
> Kasia Daley, Bruna Mori, and Jerry Rothenberg, San
> Francisco, and most
> recently New York City. I've a selected poems out
> now, which is
> selling well, and am collaborating with composer
> Ralph Lichtensteiger on
> projects. Also, the University of Maryland bought
> my papers for their
> archives, so my family has considerably more room in
> the apartment and I
> can actually find space in the book shelves in my
> university office for
> new tomes. Finally--and best of all--my family is
> doing quite well--and
> we have a "new" addition--Tennessee Junko Glass--who
> speaks Japanese
> in a manner that puts her old man to shame. Anyway,
> thanks for the
> welcome. I hope to add my voice from time to time.
> All best, Jesse
>
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