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Myagmarin Amarhüü paints poets… [by Simon Wickham-Smith]
The first four editions of Modern Mongolian Literature in Seven Days come equipped with pictures of the poets discussed, painted by Myagmarin Amarhüü, a poet and painter from Ulaanbaatar. This, for those who…
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A Week of Poetry, Photography and Thoughts About Art
Hello! And what a pleasure it is to be here! First things first: This week I'll be posting my work along with photographs by Nikolai Lesnikov, who also lives here in Seattle, as well…
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Freud Quiz # 18
In what movie does an amnesiac tell a bearded, benevolent, psychoanalyst and father figure, "Freud is hooey"? Clues: "Women make the best analysts until they get married. Then they make the best patients."The seven…
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Simon Wickham-Smith and Elizabeth Myhr, Guest Bloggers March 8-14
This week we welcome Simon Wickham-Smith(left) and Elizabeth Myhr (far left) as our guest bloggers. Wickham-Smith is a scholar and translator of contemporary Mongolian literature, and a composer of electronic music. He…
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Lexical Music [by Simon Wickham-Smith]
Here is Lexical Music, by the Californian composer Charles Amirkhanian. Amirkhanian was at the forefront of experimental music during the 1960s and 1970s and was the founder of the seminal 1750 Arch records. Lexical…
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Nin Andrews Interviews Denise Duhamel, Part 2
(ed: This is Part 2 of Nin Andrews' interview with Denise Duhamel. Read Part 1 here.) 5. Nin Andrews:What was the first record you bought? How has music or art affected your writing? Denise…
