July 2022 – BIG OTHER

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…

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

Happy birthday, William T. Vollmann! 63, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If I try not to…

We are excited to announce the deadline and guidelines for the 2022 Big Other Book Awards! The awards aim…

Happy birthday, Hart Crane! Here are some quotes and poems from the poet: “I can remember much forgetfulness.” “One…

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

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

Happy birthday, Marcel Proust! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Love is space and time measured by…

Happy birthday, Frida Kahlo! Here are some quotes from the artist: “A little while ago, not much more than…

Today, so-called Independence Day, the “gaudy mumbo jumbo of [politicos]” (a great line by Robert Hayden I dared improve)…