{"id":2085,"date":"2010-12-30T20:51:52","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T04:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peakepro.com\/?p=2085"},"modified":"2013-12-23T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:51:46","slug":"2010-roundup-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertpeake.com\/archives\/2085-2010-roundup-year-in-review.html","title":{"rendered":"2010 Roundup Year-in-Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Father Time and Baby New Year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once again, I have looked back over my posts from the past year, and pulled one favorite for each month.<\/p>\n

January: Amichai and Nasrallah<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In comparing these two remarkable poets from either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I am struck by their similarities.<\/p>\n

February: An Unexpected Dedication<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A massive sculpture is installed downtown to commemorate the Ojai bear, and remembers another to me unexpectedly.<\/p>\n

March: Blogging the End That is the Beginning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A friend who passed away this year started a blog near the end of his life to share his revelations.
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\nApril: “Should I Do An MFA?”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I answer the oft-asked (of me) question about learning to write, and share some thoughts about how to know if an MFA is right for you.<\/p>\n

May: Unclehood<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I crossed both the equator and the International Date Line this year to meet our new nephew, adopting the mantle of unclehood.<\/p>\n

June: The Democratization of Poetry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Becoming a finalist for the July Goodreads newsletter (which I subsequently won) got me musing about the role of “gatekeepers” in twenty-first-century literature.<\/p>\n

July: The Power of Not Knowing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cultivating an ability to embrace the mysterious and unknown has led me to greater happiness, and a deeper appreciation of the poet John Keats.<\/p>\n

August: Beyond Survival<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

From my grandmother’s glass cabin, perched high in the Sandia Mountain Range of New Mexico, I reflect on my troubled adolescence, salvation through art, and deep-felt desire to give back.<\/p>\n

September: Short Book Forthcoming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I received the great news that my collection of poems will be published in the Lost Horse Press New Poets Series in February 2011. I will be announcing details for pre-ordering soon!<\/p>\n

October: Why They Are Called ‘The Humanities’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of the arguments for keeping the humanities alive in an increasingly technocratic society miss the point.<\/p>\n

November: Rejection Slip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I guess I am not the only person to ever receive one of these. This brief slip I wrote seems to have struck a nerve.<\/p>\n

December: Against Defending Poetry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why poetry requires no justification, explanation, or defense.<\/p>\n

It has been a remarkable year. Wishing you and yours all the best in the one ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again, I have looked back over my posts from the past year, and pulled one favorite for each month. January: Amichai and Nasrallah In comparing these two remarkable poets from either side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I am struck by their similarities. February: An Unexpected Dedication A massive sculpture is installed downtown to commemorate …<\/p>\n

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