I had the great pleasure to read Mullany’s book of poems published by Publishing Genius Press, as well as discuss his book and life in general with him. Below is our conversation.
Posts Tagged ‘Paula Bomer’
Travels with My Aunt: A Look at Satire and Outsiderness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Big Other, Graham Greene, Paula Bomer, Philip Roth, Satire, Travels with My Aunt on July 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’m in the Dominican Republic, sitting on the porch of the cabin we’ve owned for six years now. We dream of the expatriate life, but there literally is no high school here and I have two teenage sons. I have no doubt that the next few years I have with them will pass quickly and [...]
Poetry vs. Pop Culture (or, Does Anyone Dance to John Berryman?)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged B.S. Johnson, Brian Wilson, confessional poetry, Craig Finn, Daniel Radcliffe, Gil Scott-Heron, Harry Potter, Jack Kerouac, John Berryman, Kanye West, Los Campesinos!, Michael Leong, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, NME, Okkervil River, On the Road, Paula Bomer, Pitchfork Media, readings, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, The Dream Songs, The Hold Steady on May 31, 2011 | 36 Comments »
I was going to post this as a comment on Michael’s wonderful post from yesterday, but then it got too long (big surprise), and then I wanted to embed a couple of videos (bigger surprise). Paula commented there: Although I understand the annoying snobbery of the Times review and other critical writing, I think the [...]
Our Newest Contributor!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Big Other, Paula Bomer on April 1, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Please welcome Paula Bomer to Big Other. Paula Bomer is the author of Baby and Other Stories (Word Riot Press, 2010). Her fiction has appeared in dozens of journals and anthologies, including Open City, Fiction, The Mississippi Review, Nerve and elsewhere. She grew up in South Bend, Indiana and now lives in New York. Find [...]
Guest Post: Paula Bomer: On Tolstoy’s “The Devil,” David Foster Wallace’s Suicide, Give Sorrow Words: Maryse Holder’s Letters from Mexico, and Self-Control
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Big Other, David Foster Wallace's Suicide, Maryse Holder’s Give Sorrow Words: Letters from Mexico, Paula Bomer, Self-Control, The Devil, Tolstoy on February 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The epigraph to “The Devil” quotes Matthew v. 28-30 regarding lusting after a woman (who is not your wife): “And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish and not thy whole body go [...]
Guest Post: Paula Bomer: McCarthy’s Anton Chigurh and the Meaning of Violence
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, Paula Bomer on February 9, 2011 | 30 Comments »
When I wake up and drink my tea, I lie in bed and stare out my window. There is a tree outside of my bedroom window that has branches that resemble, to me, a man running forward, with his arms outstretched. I project this onto the tree—this vision—and soon enough I also see other branches [...]
Looking Back, Part 4: Books
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Best of 2010, Brady Udall, Jeanann Verlee, Kat Dixon, Ken Sparling, Kevin Sampsell, Lindsay Hunter, Paula Bomer, Shya Scanlon, Vera Pavlova on January 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Best Novel: Honorable Mentions: Best Story Collection (Tie): Best Nonfiction: Best Poetry Collection (Tie): Best Chapbook: And that, folks, is my look back at 2010. I’m planning some fun stuff for 2011 and am looking forward to getting back into the swing of Big Other-ing.
Paula Bomer’s Best of 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Paula Bomer on December 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Don’t Cry, by Mary Gaitskill Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, by Wells Tower Brandi Wells Review Josh Kleinberg editing Slipshot Review Barry Graham and Greg Gerke reading at Freebird Books, Brooklyn, NY The New York Tyrant Blood Bank, by Bon Iver When the Devil’s Loose, by AA Bondy Come with Me If You Want to Live, [...]
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