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On the American Grotesque [by Larry Sawyer]
In writing about themes including the sleaziness of the film industry, war in Afghanistan, the gutter nature of politics, and the absurdity of American life, my book Unable to Fully California seats itself squarely…
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“Happy Thirty-One, Sara Peters!” (+ “Happy 264, Wolfgang Goethe!”) [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
SARA PETERS (8/28)Sara Peters, thirty-one:Stop the winds and block the sun.Golf-cart Goethe, somewhat more:He’s two hundred sixty-four.German poet, sing a burst:Sara Peters’ thirty-first.Schwester von dem ersten Licht:Werther’s song in meter strict.Noon on August twenty-eightPrompts…
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Quote of the Day: “When I left Iowa [the Iowa Writers’ Workshop] . . .
I definitely never wanted to stand in front of a group of academics again and see if they approved of me. I made up my mind to take my work to the actual reading…
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“Happy Forty-Four, John Beer!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
JOHN BEER (8/28)My little horse must think it queerTo try to put the car in gear.A birthday poem for my dearExalted malted friend, John Beer.Oh, don’t you worry, never fear:Thomas Hood will soon be…
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Cinematic Qualities in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Edwin Denby [by Larry Sawyer]
Given the difficulty Americans seem to have finding any common ground on the question of gun control, unsurprisingly, as a poet, I hear a particular poem rise up in my memory to provide a…
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Best American Poetry 2013 Book Launch at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, Saturday, August 31, 4:15-5:00
The Best American Poetry 2013 Book Launch First Baptist Decatur Sanctuary Stage with readings by Jericho Brown, Denise Duhamel, David Kirby, David Lehman, Thomas Lux, and Kevin Young. Books will be for sale, signing…
