I laughed a little when I found this drawing on the website for David Shrigley, a Glasgow-based artist. There’s not…
My Favorite New Movies of 2010
Hello and welcome to 2011. Time to make a list of what I liked and didn’t like in 2010. A…
Charles Borkhuis & Paula Cisewski Poetry Reading @ The Poetry Project: January 12th
I recently read Charles Borkhuis’ After Image (Chax Press, 2006), an extremely entertaining detective narrative in verse filled with deliciously…
Best of 2010, Part 4
This post features lists by five fine writers: Vincent Czyz, Darby Larson, Brad Listi, Dawn Raffel, and Andrew Zornoza. And…
Yesterday: Bill Cotter On Ritual. Today: Annie La Ganga On Ritual.
Annie La Ganga: On Ritual “I used to hate writing. It was just so hard to sit still. Now that…
Today: Bill Cotter On Ritual. Tomorrow: Annie La Ganga On Ritual.
Bill Cotter: On Ritual “I wish I could start this piece with something like ‘An ordinary, workaday writing session for…
Looking Back, Part 4: Books
Best Novel: Honorable Mentions: Best Story Collection (Tie): Best Nonfiction: Best Poetry Collection (Tie): Best Chapbook: And that, folks,…
Looking Back, Part 3a: Music Videos
I forgot to include this in yesterday’s post, so here are the two best videos of the year, both coming…
Best of 2010, Part 3
This post features lists by four fine writers: Jane Ciabattari, Jen Michalski, David Peak, and Lia Purpura. And when you…
Why I Hate the Avant-Garde, part 2
Part 1 Re: Johannes’s comment on my recent post, I first saw people using “avant-garde” to refer to work made…