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Mark Bibbins On Where Poems Start & Backing Away from the Stinky Dead Beast aka Confessional Narrative [by Martha Silano]
I'm drawn to Mark Bibbins' work because he is not a confessional poet, and also because linear narratives do not seem to be exceedingly important to him. He is, of course, not the first…
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Overheard on the Elevator 11/24/09 8:30 a.m.
He (to nobody in particular): They’re all a bunch of clowns. Did you listen to the news? I can’t believe what they do. Crooks. They’re crooks. We should get rid of all of them,…
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A Poem for Thanksgiving Week (by Laura Orem)
The holiday insanity is upon us again. But instead of stressing out that I'm not Martha Stewart, I've been trying to remember to breathe, and to think about what the holidays are supposed to…
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Pre-Thanksgiving Emergency Situation Narrowly Averted [by Martha Silano]
Everyone’s gathered at the gourd-festooned table. The TV is momentarily turned to OFF, the carved turkey and gravy boat are beckoningly steaming. That’s right: It’s time to bust out the Poem o Thanks. But…
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Making It and Faking It
You, too, can write sentences like this one: << The epistemology of post-capitalist hegemony asks to be read as the discourse of the gendered body. >> Or: << The eroticization of the gaze functions…
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Susan Blackwell Ramsey: Pearl One Knit Two Pickles & a Bear You Don’t Dare Ignore [Martha Silano]
Today’s interview is with 2009 BAP contributor Susan Blackwell Ramsey. Susan and I began emailing each other in 2001 when a friend suggested I needed to know her. Regretfully, I did not archive those…
