Happy birthday, Gwendolyn Brooks! Here are some quotes from her writing. “Remember that ART is refining and evocative translation…
“I don’t believe less is more. I believe that more is more. I believe that less is less, fat fat, thin thin, and enough is enough.”
Happy birthday, Stanley Elkin! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews. “The rules are to form perfect sentences.…
“Literature is that which denounces and slashes apart the repressing machine at the level of the signified.”
Happy birthday, Kathy Acker! Here are some quotes from her writing. “At a certain point I realized that the ‘I’…
Reviewing Reviewing: Ethos and Praxis, by Tyrone Williams
I’m going to talk about the topic of reviewing books of poetry from both autobiographical and professional points of view,…
“Sentimentality is a form of fatigue.”
Happy birthday, Leonora Carrington! Here are some quotes from the artist and writer. “There are things that are not sayable.…
“Ninety percent of everything is crud.”
Happy birthday, Theodore Sturgeon! “A science fiction story is a story built around human beings, with a human problem and…
Tonight’s Big Winners!
Best Picture: Riding with Death (1988),by Jean-Michel Basquiat Best Actor: Adrian Piper Best Costume Design: Frida Kahlo Best Makeup: How…
“Making a movie is like casting a spell.”
Happy birthday, Kenneth Anger! Here are some stills from Anger’s extraordinary films:
Guest Post: New Fiction is Psychic Occupation by Suspended Reason
New Fiction is Psychic Occupation Fiction—or more generally, longform narrative text—has long been the handyman of culture, serving whatever functions…
Reading The Cantos
READING THE CANTOS I am not the only person in the United States reading The Cantos. I know because the…