Tues., May 8, '12 Jane Stojak sent a new review of Lilies from Drunken Boat.  Leah wrote too and said she's sending a video of the terrific student Lilies show at Swarthmore. After a long day of working on the peacemaking program guidance, my heart is a bit in my shoes. This review was very kind to the work calling it "startlingly strong" even with some beginning stumbles, and found the play between Leah and me, and the back and forth in "choreographer's ledger."  
Thurs., April 26, '12 Swarthmore students are doing dress rehearsals now.  Winter Garments, Witness and Return among the pieces, and they're also titling the dance "to give a name to."  Did they treat Lilies like that tiny book folded up in a back pocket with writing all over and folded over pages like we first wanted, before it became this bigger sized art book?
Sat., Mar 17, '12 Caught another review of lilies today from the Kenyon Review, and posted it on facebook.  It’s a meditation on the link between poetry and dance generally. Campana, the reviewer, doesn't much like my poems, finding them "pedestrian" but he finds a great deal of poetry in Leah's notes that is compelling in her description of movement! 
Sat., Mar 9, '12 Read the first review of Lilies today from ThinkingDance which was so good I just can't get out of bed. Rehearsals and performances at the Garage have been a real experience, but for a non-performer is very tough. "Do your job" -- I can do this. Understanding that being alone is very necessary to being exposed later. Listening to "I'll Do Anything Once" by the Strokes and "Cool" by Gwen Stefani over and over.  Calm down, don't be this afraid.
Sun., Nov. 6, '11 Big Blue Marble Bookstore reading of A Lily Lilies on Oct 8 postponed in order to fly to KL because of mum's surgery and only just got home. The book tour otherwise awesome.

Bing made some videos of the AAWW performance, they are at the readings link.
Sat., July 16, '11 Celebration tonight at Gloria Emerson's, I thought the focus would be on Navajo artists but Gloria brought out her copy of Lilies.  Lorraine Nakai, Venaya Yazzie, Esther Belin and I read stories and poems, James Joe showed a new painting and his portfolio, and there were others named Ed and Sonia from Cameron and Cortez, and an anthropologist named Anthony who all spoke about creativity on the reservation and what community means.  Lorraine spoke of "decolonization of the brain."  I followed up about what it takes to decolonize that brain, Venaya talked about the importance of political activism.  Esther asked why Maria's Bookshop had her book under Native Americans instead of poetry.  It was a brilliant and bitter-sweet evening, it always is when people of color come together for art.  It is always a celebration and a grieving too, partly because the establishment art-ways of selling yourself is often counter to deep-rooted cultural instincts.  Also, there is a communal feeling that art has to include historical losses.  Pictures are at http://joseyfoo.com/WOW1/indexg.html  
Wed., April 13, '11 Met w Libby Cowell at Maria's Bookshop w/ Liz, brought her 2 more books (total 3), set for an Fall event.  Lots to work out.       
Fri., April 8, '11 Nice time at Artwalk but very tired, left at 7 pm.       
Thur., Mar 24, '11 Odd to post again after 2 weeks of staying up at night just looking up news.  Lunch with Liz and Michael, Liz says I should stand next to the wine table again at the next Artwalk, well I'm game for anything especially humiliation.  Michael said the reading had helped him understand the poems, he liked the informality, the stories and the actual sound of words.  I'd love in future to just have other people read from the book, or go to classes where dance or movement students would read from it and tell me what they think.     
Fri., Mar 11, '11 First full reading of Lilies in Farmington.  This morning eastern Japan hit by quake and tsunami.     
Sat., Mar 5, '11 Pip's party to celebrate her new neutral tone upstairs wall to wall carpet from Flooring America including stair runner and incidentally to launch Lilies started 6-ish.  Did dry run reading for Lilies then tried for first time getting people talking about what it takes to collaborate, Hoyle and Jane performed a song they wrote about the passion it takes to make art.  Format needs tweaking otherwise very nice.   
Tues., Mar 1, '11
Sun., Feb 20, '11 Adrian took Lilies with him on a road trip to Sedona and wrote some music to it.   
Sun., Feb 13, '11 Leah temporarily lost her car in NYC.   
Fri., Feb 11, '11 Great great time standing next to wine table.  Only asked once to stand on head by Larry King.  Asked people to read the poems themselves out loud, much better than reading myself.       
Thurs., Feb 3, '11 Books arrive in Farmington.     
Wed., Feb 2, '11 Books arrived at Leah's via UPS, so much joy.  They don't look like books, they look like a place.  Good that we fought for this cover.  No sign of the UPS man or books here but it's a magical evening, senses very sharp and alive, Orso, David and Richard all very present while outside it's brutally cold.   
Mon., Jan. 31, '11 Blizzard is rolling in for the AWP off-site launch.  Leah wants to travel to D.C. to read in the storm! 
Fri., Jan. 21, '11 Lunch at AK w/ Liz and Daniel to chat about websites, artwalks, collaborations, panels, exposing, the tragic beginnings of ? and setting up readings, after having no sleep.
Fri., Jan. 14, '11 Venue in NYC for Feb 13 for Nightboat Winter Launch will be Poet's House, which moved from Spring Street to River Terrace sometime this decade.  Leah will do it solo.    Talked with Bing for the first time in months.  He was our first choice to write a blurb.
Wed., Jan. 12, '11 Stephen tells us book is shipping soon.
Mon., Jan. 10, '11 Funding appl. sent for choreography and performance premiere, likely 2012 in Philadelphia.
Fri., Jan. 6, '11 Sent in alternate collage, dancers now in color, edges softened, no more pixilation.  HR sent back 2nd and final version of book cover -- the second cloud is back.  This will work. 
Thurs., Jan. 6, '11 Cover will not work because the b&w dancers in collage print out pixilated due to having been blown up from a slide.  Stephen says we will not be happy.  Need alternative.
Mon., Jan. 3, '11 Big Blue Marble Bookstore in Mt. Airy outside Philly is a venue, no date.
Sat., Jan. 1, '11 Begin on-line line beginnings. 
Wed., Dec 22, '10 After four passes to final then 2 more passes (of the final), the ms. is ready.  Thank you for treating this book with super patience and care. 
Sun., Dec 19, '10 Will webmaster a site for Liz's paintings in return for outreach/events for Lilies.  No idea how to market ourselves but more than happy to push each other's work.
Sat Dec 18, '10 Reminded by CD that all Lost Roads things were donated to the Beinecke Library at Yale.  Will try b&w images for the website.     
Thur, Dec 16, '10 Book cover came today.  Kazim says it's gorgeous.       
Sat Dec 11, '10 How much and what should be shared in this journal?  Should it be about the writing?  Can it be about making a laundry room cabinet door?   
Sat Dec 11, '10 Finished website; no choice but to have one since am very inept at public speaking; need to step up and help publicize Lilies.