In Memory: David Foster Wallace |
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:08:00 GMT |
Frank O Hara Reads |
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:17:00 GMT |
Blurbs - Julianna Baggott |
Blurbs
I don't want to be a national treasuretoo old-codgery, something wheeled outof a closet to cut ribbon. I preferresident genius, or for the geniusto be at least undeniable.I'd like to steer away...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 20:04:00 GMT |
The Mercy of Machines |
The Answering Machine
I call and hear your voice
on the answering machine
weeks after your death,
a fledgling ghost still longing &...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:20:00 GMT |
Under Stars |
Under Stars
by Tess Gallagher
The sleep of this night deepens
because I have walked coatless from the house
carrying the white envelope.
All night it will say one name
in its little tin hou...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:46:00 GMT |
Mummies and Lies... |
Mummy of a Lady Named JemutesonekhXXI Dynastyby Thomas James
My body holds its shape. The genius is intact. Will I return to Thebes? In that lost country The eucalyptus trees have turned to stone. Onc...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT |
The Matter by Kim Addonizio (because shes a badass) |
Some men....oh, you know who you are...
The Matter
Some men break your heart in two...--Dorothy Parker, "Experience"
Some men carry you to bed with your boots on.
Some men say your name like a...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:57:00 GMT |
Hutch by Asturo Riley |
Asturo Riley's dark and wonderful piece, Hutch, first appeared in the December 2007 edition of Poetry Magazine. I was drawn to it then, and it still chills me. I've kept the font size small to pr...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:30:00 GMT |
Her My Body |
Bob Hicok's current collection, This Clumsy Living, is truly stellar. After hearing him read, I have only praise and adoration for this poet who is often funny and always authentic.
Her My Body
The do...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:39:00 GMT |
The Unbosoming of Olena Kalytiak Davis |
What can I say - save what I’ve said before: This is the kind of thing that many people don’t like and that I, perhaps, like too much.
The Unbosoming
I have been a day boarder, Lord. I hav...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:49:00 GMT |
