I'm tagging Lucia Perillo

Forgive me my forgetfulness.Today the current issue of the American Poetry Review (APR)  arrived in our mailbox. My first thought was, oh I'm glad, I'll be able to relax with some good reading material when I'm ready. Ten thousand other thoughts and and a few other things take place. I come back into the house after going to the ATM and then  stopping to fill up my tank . Upon my return I notice the APR sitting on the counter. I pick it up, look at the picture on the cover, notice to see who's also featured towards the right of the page, and before I'm about ready to put it down, and leave it for some cherished alone time, I glance and catch the name Lucia Perillo...and I think..I must like her work, otherwise why would her name stop me in my tracks. And then I thought, could this be deja vu....could I know Lucia from another life. And before I could put the newly delivered APR down, I thought...no, she must have been recognized by me because she has something good to say. So, if you would please allow for me to indulge myself, I will read the four poems they published this month and I will comment on whether or not I recognize Lucia from a previously published poem. I'm rather glad that they included her picture, because I really do recognize her face. Ok, before I forget what the purpose of this blog was tonight, let me say that I think I remember why I like her writing. It has an edgy spunk to it.  A little tongue in cheeky, somewhat brave and sure and comic. I  was reminded of a Sheryl Crow song. I would like to invite both Lucia and Sheryl to come to my living room some evening to read and sing to me so I could blog about the experience. If not, I just may attempt to do so without them. I hope not.