Back when I was in late grade school/early high school, every Friday night, my local PBS station would run two…
Pop’s Beautiful Blankness
I wanted to add something to Tim’s recent post “On Pop Songs,” where he wrote: Part of the magic of…
Art as Device, and Device (When it Works) as Miracle (or, The Princess Bride vs. Inception)
In my recent criticism of Inception, I took Mr. Nolan to task for his inelegant use of screenwriting devices, such…
these are two I want (& just pre-ordered)
Kendra Grant Malone’s EVERYTHING IS QUIET & Matthew Savoca’s LONG LOVE POEM WITH DESCRIPTIVE TITLE These are from Scrambler Books.…
Down With Tanzer: An Interview
Ben Tanzer is the author of the novels, Lucky Man and Most Likely You Go Your Way, the story collection…
Fact-Simile 3.1
I got hardcopies of the new issue of Fact-Simile in the mail today and am thoroughly enjoying the innovative poetry and…
You Can Win New Books by Destroying An Old One
via Blake Butler & Featherproof comes the one-year anniversary contest for SCORCH ATLAS. This book boils & sizzles & is…
Frank Kermode
Frank Kermode, one of the finest of literary critics (I would love, just once, to produce a piece of criticism…
Marcy Dermansky: On Ritual
Marcy Dermansky: On Ritual “I am a morning person. I wake up early. I drink coffee. I feel pretty good.…
The Cupboard Pamphlet Series SALE
When they say pamphlet, they mean these really fantastic cloth-tape bound tiny volumes of tremendous literature. I’ve had a subscription…