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An Early Experience with Outreach on the Prairie [by Tami Haaland]
When I was a girl growing up in north-central Montana, I spent many hours exploring the prairie and the coulees surrounding the Marias River. Meriwether Lewis named it “Maria’s” River after his cousin who…
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David Remnick on Howard Cosell: “Speaking of Sports”
David Remnick proves that in addition to his manifold other literary and journalistic skills he is an ace book reviewer (The New Yorker, November 28, 2011, pp.75-78). He has explained that in media parlance the…
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“Happy Birthday, Claire Donato!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
CLAIRE DONATO (9/12)Amor vincit omnia,The Prioress’s motto.With a very happy birthday toThe poet Claire Donato.The panda bear | is unaware;Koala dunno squatto.With a very happy birthday toThe poet Claire Donato.Snitches’ britches burnin’, which isWhat…
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How We Know What We Know? Assumptions about Writing and Isolation, by Tami Haaland
A few years ago, when I was researching the early writers of Montana, I happened upon Dorothe Bendon’s small volume, Mirror Images. Born and raised in eastern Montana, Bendon moved to California in her…
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Hump Day Highlights
A few items that are worth reading: We first got to know Michael Robbins when Robert P. Baird posted about him here. We've been watching and applauding his ascent ever since. Here's an excerpt…
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Poetry and Visual Art: More Adventures in the West, by Tami Haaland
A month ago I traveled to Jackson, Wyoming, to participate in a conference devoted to art and patronage. My job? To provide a brief overview and discussion of ekphrasis, the practice of writing about…
