-
Alice in Wonderland 2 [poem and commentary by Denise Duhamel and Maureen Seaton]
There were things in Alice that would give Freudthe creeps. There were things in Caterpillar—like anal retention and a stellardenial—that made him the larvamost unlikely to cast aside angry flawsand thrive. Economists rarely divideand…
-
David Lehman in the Wall Street Journal (11/6/15) on “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
One of Gustave Doré’s celebrated engravings illustrating the poem. PHOTO: ART RESOURCE The scariest great poem in the English language was written by a young genius of limitless potential who turned into an opium…
-
Denise Duhamel and Maureen Seaton, Guest Authors November 9-13
This week we welcome Denise Duhamel and Maureen Seaton as our guest authors. Denise and Maureen have been collaborating for over twenty-five years. Their latest book Caprice: Collected, Uncollected, and New Collaborations houses their earlier volumes Exquisite…
-
Notes on the Poetry Project, January 1, 1992 [by Daniel Nester]
I will close out this week with something from sorta-kinda from my new book. This is an early version of one of the chapters from my soon-to-be-released book, a memoir called Shader. This chapter tells the story of…
-
20 Things Not to Do at an Open Poetry Reading [by Daniel Nester]
1. Write your name illegibly on the sign-up sheet. 2. Complain to host when he/she can’t read/pronounce your last name. 3. Go over the allotted time, so much so that you are mistaken for…
