On New Year's eve I was asked to read my poetry at Dennis Kucinich's New Year's Eve event, "Resolution For Peace" in Manchester, New Hampshire. I'd been following Dennis and planning on voting for him for a while, and was excited to attend the event, but also a bit afraid that meeting him would ruin it as it does with most politicians. Afraid that I'd meet him and underneath his "stage persona" he'd be a Washington slimeball. He seemed genuine in all of the films I'd seen of him but still there is that insincerity that politicians have underneath it all.... I am happy to say that Dennis Kucinich is every good thing he seems and more in real life. He is warm, spiritually- awake, and human through and through. Even after 6 terms in that cesspool called Congress he is full of piss and vinegar and enthuiasm. Just meeting Dennis and his wonderful wife Elizabeth took away my recent apathy about the coming election and the general state of our country, and made me again excited and proud to be American and human. Talk about two real-life Hope Machines... Look at his voting record in Congress, watch some films of him on the internet, and take it from me when I say he really believes what he says he believes and will fight for it, (and has voted consistently for it.) And in real life Dennis is an articulate, fun, warm, and wonderful human being. He's got my vote... The NY primary is February 5th I think, the day before my birthday. I am feeling proud to vote this year! DMV lost my address change and I called the board of elections to get it straight 'cause I can't miss it....

Sunday, January 6th 2008