Noel "Why I don't write poems any more" Black

Thank heavens Noel, you’re not writing poems any more means I'm not even going to attempt a poem for you.  Fucking marvelous.  The two things I always dug about you was your hair with a cap on it (which look you no longer sport I don't think) and your smile.  This ain't no come on however so don't get any ideas.  Like a friend says, "I was always astounded by how clean he was. Scrubbed."  How's Colorado?  Hope the kid and wife are well.  San Francisco this morning is foggy and lovely as ever.  It was a brilliant night we stayed up with Melissa and wrote of pork.  I still don't have a copy of those poems.  Last time I read them was while staying at Will's upon my return to San Francisco.  That night stays with me, a splendid reminder of what poetry and life are all about.  Why don't you get a hold of some serious cash and start publishing real nice books like Black Sparrow used to.  Some of us are in real need of quality focused hands-on attention with our unpublished work.  There are reputations to be built up and maintained, dude. 

Best,

Patrick James Dunagan