* my window, for now *
from the 8th floor
a gray mist
over Cincinnati
what holds all of this
together?
— Jose Angel Araguz
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Keeping it short due to being hospitalized earlier this week for some stomach issues. I’m writing this on Thursday, still in my hospital room. More news to come.
I hope all of you are well. Thanks to everyone who has helped me through this difficult time. It is with sincere honesty that I say I am happy to be alive.
See you next Friday!
José
Just a quick post to announce the release of American Tanka’s issue 25: “between cries.” The issue starts off with one of my own tanka, which can be read here.
In preparing to share the news, I found myself sketching back into the scene that inspired the tanka. Here is my best rendition of the field near our apartment in Albuquerque circa 2011:
* what he carries *
The issue, which includes outstanding work by Michael Dylan Welch, Chen-ou Liu, Sanford Goldstein, and Wendy Bourke among others, can be read here.
Special thanks to Laura Maffei, editor of American Tanka, for including me in such a fine issue!
See you Friday!
Jose
The Influence 