INTRODUCTION

[Sue Littleton]

Before I begin slinging poetry at you. here is a brief resumé:


Born in Abilene, Texas, poet Sue Littleton now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her poems have been published in various anthologies and literary magazines. She is one of the four founders of the Austin (Texas) International Poetry Festival. Since moving permanently to Bs. As. In 2005, her last four books are bilingual, as is her epic poem, “Corn Woman, Mujer Maíz.” She has published numerous chapbooks and four CDrom books, Waltsan Publishing. Her recommendation to all aspiring poets and writers, whatever age, if you have not graduated from university, go back and do so. You will never regret it.

[Doreen Peri]

Hi Sue!

Welcome to the Studio! I'm happy you joined! You are an accomplished poet! I hope you enjoy posting here. I know others will enjoy your work.

[Lightning Rod]

Welcome, Sue
I grew up in Abilene myself. I loved it more when I left.

[Steve Plonk]

Welcome, Sue, to our little corner of the blogosphere.
Hope you like it here and enjoy the folks who post here as
much as I have.

[judih]

hi sue!
welcome.
university can be amazing or not. Depends a lot on the student, the teacher and the course. Sounds like you happily found the right combination.

[Sue Littleton]

I guess I should have mentioned I graduated at the age of 57 (summa cum laude, by God) and it took me four years to get through three years of college -- I was working full time as a legal secretary, about 50 hours a week. The older you are, the better it is. Overachievers all us old folks with hunger for knowledge.

[Sue Littleton]

I toddled out of Abilene at a VERY early age, but I know where you are coming from. Remember "Lubbock Texas in the Rear View Mirror"? Love that Country Western music!

[Lightning Rod]

when I was a kid I met a Littleton in Abilene
his name was Grady Littleton and he built houses
he paid me to keep my hoodlum friends from vandalizing them
wouldn't happen to be related, would you?

B. A. can't be too far from West Texas

[SadLuckDame]

Welcome Little Sue,
it's nice meeting you.

[zero_hero]

Hi Sue

you been killing me with your poetry I thought I would say howdy and thanks

I am working on a new sock puppet, thinking about calling her 'Diamond Lil' or Big Sister after my sis in law. I would walk through hell on Sunday for that 'shiksa'

Women of your generation, I was twelve years old the summer they executed the Rosenbergs. Hell of a feeling to be a Jew boy in the promised land that summer.

I used to suffer from the Faust syndrome. Twelve years of college never graduated, finally decided on a major after twelve years, but my credits all scattered. Two years of college English which I hated. I wanted just the facts jack, science was all I cared about.

Well enough about me
I hope you have a good time on studio eight.
I appreciate your work

sincerely
jack tilles
still trucking
et alii'
I got two feminine sock puppets so far
Diana Moon Glampers (short story and novel by Vonnegut)

Diesel Dyke after a sister teamster I used to know I meant it as a homage to someone I admired as a truck driver.
that user name almost cost me a dear friend on studio eight
she could not believe I could be that stupid about the stereotype
Well I guess i showed her

I hope we are still friends
her friendship so dear to me
at time when I was being flamed by almost every woman on litkicks she found some compassion in her heart for me.

please pardon the digression on user names. Probably a dumb idea as I try to figure out whatever it is that I am doing with these seeming random text boxes.

If St. Jack (blessed be his memory) was alive he would probably be writing spontaneous hypertextmarkuplanguage by now.

Sometimes I think about his daughter blessed be her memory
And I think her name was Iphigenia not Jan.