Reading – BIG OTHER

Vladimir Nabokov on Play, Curiosity, Invention, and More

Happy birthday, Vladimir Nabokov! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Play! Invent the world! Invent reality!” …

Happy birthday, Rikki Ducornet! 83, today! Addressing “our culture’s disdain for the artist,” Rikki Ducornet in my podcast with…

Happy birthday, Kathy Acker! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Literature is that which denounces and slashes…

Happy birthday, Bob Kaufman! Here are some selections from his writing: “I want to be anonymous…my ambition is to…

Happy birthday, Henry James! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Try to be one of the people…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Rae Armantrout! Celebrate by reading this suite of Armantrout poems we published in 2022! And…

Happy birthday, Samuel Beckett! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Birth was the death of him.” …

Happy birthday, Charles Baudelaire! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Always be a poet, even in prose.”…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Victoria Redel! Celebrate by reading this suite of Redel poems we published in 2019!…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Danielle Pafunda! Celebrate by reading this suite of Pafunda poems we published in 2019!…