Today is Andrew Lundwall Day at Joe Brainard's Pyjamas!

I have decided to make today Andrew Lundwall Day at Joe Brainard's Pyjamas.

Because I liked his e-book Windmilling that he sent me, and because he's a pretty stand-up guy.

I tried to cut and paste a poem ("Recovery" was my druthers), but the PDF file wouldn't allow me to!

I think you can download this book at Goodreads.com for free...not sure..

If you see Andrew today (in Illinois or online) be sure to pat or cyber-pat him on the back and acknowledge that this is his day. (You might say something like this: "Whoa, Andrew, I hear this is YOUR DAY at Joe Brainard's Pyjamas!")

And Andrew, being ever the gentleman, and modest, will say something like "Oh, yeah, thanks man..."

I like Andrew's springy, resilient poetic line and deftly unabashed confessional verve....he's sort of turning O'Hara-ish lately, and I like it...

Here is a very cool poem that reminds me a bit of Ceravalo...has that great polymorphously perverse roll in the hay of language like Ceravolo would do...but the poet makes it his own...this is from Shampoo, a delish online poetry mag...


   Shake Hands, Flip-Flop

shake hands
flip-flop like
accepting the gut
of the night
opening eyes
to the night
opening eyes
to the gut of water
over the sound
of water over
the glass tonguing
the ball drop

And I found this poem very moving and very beautiful...props to the maker....i find most love poems today to be so boring or contrived or unfelt...i find this poem none of these things...I think it's very genuine and memorable...notice how deftly and subtly that closing couplet promises everything a lover wants to hear...probably two of the most beautiful lines I've read in about a year...


    Because


has it ever occured to you
that it's all of this
that this is as violent
as i don't know

the movie rental is late
in the geography
of your blinking eyes
his icicles are your icicles

this is called treatment
it is a room deranged
in a very large building
so sterile that it's obscene
relax no one's ever doubted you

everyone's omnipresent
because they are always
nowadays wearily waiting
for the world to end

ok nothing helps
i'm concerned too
i'll keep the world out
if that helps any



CARPE DIEM ANDREWLUNDWALLENSIS!