July 2021 – BIG OTHER

July 30, 2021January 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

William H. Gass on Art, Writing, Sentences, Reading, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, William H. Gass! Here are some quotes from his books, interviews, etc. Speaking of interviews, read my career-spanning…

July 28, 2021January 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

William T. Vollmann on Reading, Writing, Curiosity, and More

Happy birthday, William T. Vollmann! 62, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If I try not to…

July 28, 2021January 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

John Ashbery on Writing, Poetry, and More

Happy birthday, John Ashbery! Here are some quotes from his writing: “I too often feel like a person I…

July 24, 2021August 29, 2023 - Birthday, Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Four Poems, by Elaine Equi

Happy birthday, Elaine Equi! Celebrate by reading the four Equi poems below, which we published this year! Follow that by…

July 22, 2021August 29, 2023 - Anthology, Archives, Books, Reading, Review, Small Presses, Writing

A Trickster’s Re-Enchantment of Sandra Dorn: A Review of Elisabeth Sheffield’s Ire Land (A Faery Tale)

By Chuck Richardson Elisabeth Sheffield’s Ire Land (A Faery Tale)’s energy and strangeness, which grow with every page, begins…

July 15, 2021January 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Jacques Derrida on Writing, Language, the Impossible, and More

Happy birthday, Jacques Derrida! Here are some quotes from the philosopher: “I always dream of a pen that would…

July 15, 2021January 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Walter Benjamin on Art, History, Writing, and More

Happy birthday, Walter Benjamin! Here are some quotes from the author’s texts: “The art of storytelling is reaching…

July 4, 2021January 15, 2023 - Books, Reading, Small Presses, Writing

Most Anticipated Small Press Releases: July 2021

Today, so-called Independence Day, I’m thinking about how the United States—representing about four percent of the world’s population—confines over twenty…

July 3, 2021January 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Franz Kafka on Life, Death, Writing, Books, and More

Happy birthday, Franz Kafka! Here are some quotes from the writer: “I usually solve problems by letting them…

July 3, 2021August 28, 2023 - Anthology, Archives, Poetry, Reading, Writing

Four Poems, by Elaine Equi

Emotions: A Boxed Set Heebie-Jeebies It’s the kind of tail-in-socket anxiety that plugs directly into the body— manifesting in…