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  • Tara Betts, Guest Author January 6-10

    January 5, 2014

    This week we welcome Tara Betts as our guest author. Tara is the author of Arc & Hue and the libretto THE GREATEST!: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali. Tara is a Ph.D. candidate in English/Creative Writing at SUNY Binghamton…

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  • Meet the Press: Nin Andrews in Conversation with Shanna Compton, Editor of Bloof Books

    January 4, 2014

    Shanna Compton NA: How did Bloof Books begin, and how long has it been in existence? SC: We published our first books in 2007. I had been working as the Poetry Editor & Associate…

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  • “Mistakes” [by Thomas Fucaloro]

    January 4, 2014

    If I say no will he say yes?If she says yes how will I know it doesn’t mean no?If my body wants to but my soul doesn’t, whom do I listen to?The evening is…

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  • Quote of the Day: The one point of unity . . .

    January 3, 2014

    Mark Twain, on the Viennese Parliament in 1897:  "As to the make-up of the House itself, it is this: the deputies come from all the walks of life and from all the grades of…

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  • Be It Resolved, Part Five: I Concentrate On You [by Amy Glynn]

    January 3, 2014

    Concentrate. To bring inward to a center. To focus one's attention or effort on a particular object or activity. Draw toward. Meet. Make stronger by removing the extraneous. Focus. Increase density. Improve Resolution. Bhagavad…

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  • Be It Resolved, Part 4: Hindsight, Foresight [by Amy Glynn]

    January 2, 2014

    Today I am offering one of my favorite do-over poems. No commentary, really, for now — but a question. What were you thinking about one year ago today, and what will be occupying you…

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