After the New Yorker posted their list of the top 20 writers under 40 with all large press names I…
Dick Cavett’s wit
I watched so much TV from about 1978- 1995 it was disgusting, but a show I have only vague memories…
Aaron Belz’s Lovely, Raspberry
Aaron Belz has created a world all his own with Lovely, Raspberry from Persea Books. Let’s call it Belzland. In…
Anatomy of a Poem: D.A. Powell
D.A. Powell’s fourth book of poetry Chronic (Graywolf, 2009) received the Kingsley Tufts Award and was nominated for a National…
Is he wrong?
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, for you are not poet enough to call…
Reminders: Soda Series and Big Other reading in Brooklyn
Tonight the first Soda Series: Writers in Conversation will take place at Soda Bar with Dawn Raffel, David Peak, Ana…
A Sentence about a Sentence I Love
“It’s the way Pop wanted it.” – from The Godfather Part II, screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
What are people in the NYC subway system reading?
This week’s leading book is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larrson. Did you know the book is…
Anatomy of two poems: Matt Jasper (by Keith Nathan Brown)
Matt Jasper’s poetry debut, Moth Moon, was recently published by BlazeVOX. In clear, often sparse language, Jasper seeks to render…
Anatomy of a Flash: Kim Chinquee
Kim Chinquee’s new stunning collection Pretty is now out from White Pine Press. Here we present “Boom Box,” an uncollected…