I recently wrote an article about failure. The text received moderate attention. I was glad about that. I like attention.…
Dalkey Archive Press
Until I make my pilgrimage to Champaign, this realtor-walkthrough video of Dalkey Archive’s warehouse (squired by founder John O’Brien,…
Some Reflections on The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century Poetry (2011)
Rita Dove’s new Penguin anthology has made Amazon’s “Best Books of 2011” list; while the “bestness” of the book is…
Our Natural Bent for Destruction and the Rights to Failure
“Is there an art that is dangerous? Yes. It is that art which upsets the conditions of life.”–Charles Baudelaire. What…
Predict The Unexpectable: Ririe-Woordbury Dance Company Presents Prism
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, in a run which lasted from December 8th through 10th, presented Prism, a showcase of the choreography…
I Shot the Moon, Calamari Press, 35-38 / 41, 3RD BED [7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Click through to read the full (super-mega) review of 3RD BED [7, 8, 10, &11]
Best of 2011, Part 3
Euphorbia Rhizophora: A Harvested Ginger Rhizome I love reading lists, especially lists from smart people who are paying attention and…
Mortality and Flatulence: a Conversation with Luca Dipierro
I first saw Luca Dipierro’s work in an animation he’d made for a book of short stories by Dawn Raffel. It was…
Plensa, ALEXANDRA, alabaster, Des Moines: Best of 2011
In Des Moines, Iowa, in the final month of 2011, 3000 pounds of alabaster might be mistaken for gossamer.
Best of 2011, Part 2
Lots of great things happened in 2011 for Gary Amdahl, Donald Breckenridge, Tobias Carroll, Aaron Gilbreath, Johannes Göransson, Dylan Hicks, Christopher…