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Such Also Wonder by Mark Ford
(Ed. note: We're lucky to have Mark Ford with us this week writing about the exprience of translating Raymond Roussel's Nouvelles Impressions d’Afrique. You can read yesterday's post here. Find Ford's new translation here.)…
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“Old Ladies Carrying Yoga Mats” (by Mitch Sisskind)
Old ladies carrying yoga mats Chain their bicycles to theParking meters on Larchmont, Then head to the yoga room or Whatever it’s called above The newsstand. I salute them. I applaud…
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Translating Roussel: How It Can Damage Your Health by Mark Ford
A few years ago I signed up to do a translation of Nouvelles Impressions d’Afrique by Raymond Roussel (1877-1933) for Princeton University Press. I’d never done a translation before, but, well, I’d written a…
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Monday @ KGB: Saskia Hamilton + Karl Kirchwey
Monday Night Poetry at KGB Bar is proud to present Saskia Hamilton + Karl Kirchwey! Monday, April 18Hosted by Laura Cronk, Megin Jimenez and Michael QuattroneReading starts at 7:30pmAdmission is FREE www.KgbBar.com <http://www.kgbbar.com/> 85 East…
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Interview: Douglas Piccinnini (by Rob Crawford)
In this third and final installment of poets/reading series interviews, I speak with Douglas Piccinnini (photo, right, by Stephanie Thompson), founder of the CROWD reading series. Topics include starting a reading series to bring…
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The Prison Industrial Complex: A Panel
American Exile: The Prison Industry When: Saturday, April 30 Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City What time: 2–3:30 p.m. With Michelle Alexander, John Lonergan, Susan Rosenberg, and Shahrnuch Parsipur; moderated by Jackson…
