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A Wish List of Sorts

July 11th 2010 in Postcard Stories

this year, i resolve to...
listen to leonard cohen recite his poem “fingerprints” while we drink red needles in the arizona dusk
chat with margaret atwood over lunch about her creative writing process; i will call her “peggy”
get interview tips from barbara walters
discuss my past lives with shirley maclaine
share a pitcher of margaritas with jimmy buffet
publish an essay titled “in conversation with fran lebowitz”

before i am to old to do so, i plan to…
travel the congo with a photojournalist and his documentary crew
ride a ferris wheel with helen mirren, in her hometown
dance with michael buble to his song “everything”
have my portrait taken by annie lebovitz
study feminism with gloria steinem
shoot craps with cher in las vegas
have a drink with uncle kracker in his favourite neighbourhood bar

Published in Poemata, Volume 25, Number 1, July 2010 (silver anniversary issue).

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