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Introducing Scottish poets 6: John Burnside [by Robyn Marsack]
From the Chinese Turn of the yearand a white Christmas turning to slushon my neighbours’ fields crows on the high road,the yard streaked with coal dustand gritting, geraniums turning to mushin the tubs and…
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Ready to Serve: “It’s hard, and it’s hot, and it’s dirty, and you’re running …” [by Alexandra Mendez-Diez”]
Sitting on the restaurant's patio looking at the former staff parking lot, waiting for takeout orders from the restaurant's "back door." Ownership has changed, there is a new chef running the place, and the…
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Calling All Tattooed Poets: The Tattooed Poets Project 2015
Poet and editor Bruce Covey shows off his tiger tattoo. Since its inception in 2008, we have cheered on Bill Cohen, one of our favorite bloggers, as he has assembled an array of tattooed poets for Tattoosday's…
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To Live Without Answers: Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Maboroshi [by Mari L’Esperance]
My sincere thanks to Stacey Harwood and BAP for inviting me to be a guest blogger this week. It’s been a process and an adventure to give focused consideration to each of my posts,…
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All Mixed Up [by Charles Coe]
I was clearing out my desk at home and stumbled over an old cassette tape—a dance mix that my friend and former housemate Lawrence Fine and I put together for our annual Halloween party.…