Line tamer.
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 travel document, though, it maintains Chatwin’s compressed ability to sketch a character or paint a Read More …
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 only the fourth time a poem has been read at an Inauguration. The first was Read More …
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 Prize in Poetry. What initially struck me was the vast grasp and versatility of form, Read More …
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 I Was Born Doing Reference Work In Sin: You Voted…You’re Fan Faves are… (and be Read More …
Didi took a second stab at capturing my likeness: I believe she based it on this photo of me by Luke Redmond:
Didi painted my portrait for her “American Poets Portraits” series:
It’s Pear Slip‘s birthday! Officially released December 13 2007, Pear Slip had its coming out party on that rainy night here in NYC. Let’s take a look back at the year (click on the links to see the related posts): I’ve read from Pear Slip four times this year: in February as part of the Read More …
My reading at Shaman Drum was a nice homecoming. Unfortunately James Shea had to cancel at the last minute so I adjusted to read for a bit longer than normal. There were many familiar faces including the fabulous poet Lorna Goodison with whom I studied, my friend Ray McDaniel who introduced me (check out Ray’s Read More …
Please check out the December 2008 (Volume 22, Issue 8 ) MiPOesias. I’m the cover boy! And I have four poems included: “Bethesda,” “Baked Peanuts,” “The Light, the Idea of Light, Repeats Itself at South Beach,” and Zer0 Ground.” And major shout-outs to my friends: the photos were taken by the very talented Luke Redmond Read More …
Today is my little sister’s wedding. Back in January when she and her boyfriend announced their engagement they asked if I would read a poem at their ceremony. Actually, she asked how I felt about e. e. cummings and I said, no, no no, everyone does that, I’ll find you something. So I set to Read More …