Friday, February 13, 2004
Madison Poetry Site
The winter's still got me cold, but I'm starting to find more good things about living in Madison, Wisconsin. Ten minutes ago I found the Madpoetry.org site filled with local poetry info, events, and an amazing list of local poets and their work.
It's fun to see poems by my co-worker Lisa Marie Brodsky. We've worked side by side for the last six months at Canterbury Booksellers, but I've inexplicably never read any of her work before.
For those outside Madison, there's been a recent shakeup on the bookselling scene. The local general independent bookstore, Canterbury Booksellers decided to close on Jan 1 and rent its space to a nearby used book dealer, Avol's Books. The town is still in a state of mild shock, mostly because Canterbury has always seemed to be in danger of closing, yet always kept on going. So to have it actually close seems impossible, possibly illogical. How could this have happened?
The best answer I've found so far is that Ron Czerwien is both a lucky man and a saint. He's lucky to be offered the Canterbury space and basically the blessing of Trudy Barash, Canterbury's owner and a local bookworld legend. He's a saint for agreeing to take over and give Canterbury a graceful way to exit.
It's possible that in the next few months Avol's could take over the Canterbury literary legacy. Ron has the credentials and highbrow inventory to make it happen. Finding Madpoetry.org tonight seems fortuitous because it also gives an added dimension to Ron through his poetry.
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It's fun to see poems by my co-worker Lisa Marie Brodsky. We've worked side by side for the last six months at Canterbury Booksellers, but I've inexplicably never read any of her work before.
For those outside Madison, there's been a recent shakeup on the bookselling scene. The local general independent bookstore, Canterbury Booksellers decided to close on Jan 1 and rent its space to a nearby used book dealer, Avol's Books. The town is still in a state of mild shock, mostly because Canterbury has always seemed to be in danger of closing, yet always kept on going. So to have it actually close seems impossible, possibly illogical. How could this have happened?
The best answer I've found so far is that Ron Czerwien is both a lucky man and a saint. He's lucky to be offered the Canterbury space and basically the blessing of Trudy Barash, Canterbury's owner and a local bookworld legend. He's a saint for agreeing to take over and give Canterbury a graceful way to exit.
It's possible that in the next few months Avol's could take over the Canterbury literary legacy. Ron has the credentials and highbrow inventory to make it happen. Finding Madpoetry.org tonight seems fortuitous because it also gives an added dimension to Ron through his poetry.
