Monthly Archives: January 2009

Review of Pear Slip by Grady Harp

Grady Harp, a top ten reviewer on Amazon and author of War Songs, was kind enough to review Pear Slip: Matthew Hittinger is an artist. He is able to paint with words intimate still lifes focused on one object – a … Continue reading

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The Limp Wrist Fundraising Raffle

Friends- I’m writing to encourage you to support the magazine Limp Wrist and their scholarship fund for LGBT high school juniors and seniors. They are having a raffle of some sizzling autographed items, including a copy of Christopher Hennessey’s Outside … Continue reading

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Bruce Chatwin’s The Songlines

I’m curious that Chatwin considered this book fiction; perhaps by today’s standards we’d brand it “creative nonfiction” the “creative” part being perhaps invented or doctored dialogue, some bending of facts to get at a more truthful narrative, etc. As a … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Alexander’s Inaugural Poem

Here is the text, courtesy of the Academy of American Poets, of Elizabeth Alexander’s “Praise Song for the Day,” the poem she read at Barack Obama’s Inauguration. Nice to see the brief tradition of the inaugural poem back; this is … Continue reading

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Sharon Dolin’s Burn and Dodge

It’s been a while since I’ve thrown up a review of something I’ve read, and I rarely gush about a book of poetry, but I am in love with Sharon Dolin’s Burn and Dodge, Winner of the 2007 Donald Hall … Continue reading

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Happy 2009! Some links.

You gotta love google alerts. Some recent links in my inbox that made me smile: From Lorcaloca: Hottie of the Week From VowelMovers: The Day That Poetry Became Jennifer Aniston NAKED From Andrew Demcak’s site: Favorites From Dustin Brookshire’s blog … Continue reading

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