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Happy 60th Birthday, Brian Evenson!: 60 Reasons to Celebrate Brian Evenson

Brian Evenson has been a meaningful presence in my literary life for many years, not only through my reviews…

Happy birthday, James Baldwin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Artists are here to disturb the peace.”…

Happy birthday, Herman Melville! Here are some quotes from his writing: “It is better to fail in originality,…

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, Gerard Manley Hopkins! Here are some quotes from his writing: “What you look hard at seems…

Happy birthday, William T. Vollmann! 67, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If I try not to…

Happy birthday, Aldous Huxley! Here are some quotes from the writer: “You can’t consume much if you sit still…

Happy birthday, Elias Canetti! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose…

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