On Saturday afternoon there was a summer Arc reading at the Manx Pub to launch the ghazal mania issue. There were bits of essay on the debate on the form, how it is said to be done as well as how it is said. Samples came forth from 14th century Persia along with Amanda‘s bit […]
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Olds and New
Adam Kirsch gives an in-depth look at Sharon Olds She is declaring facts, especially bodily facts, to be good because for so long she was told that they were evil. An eyelid, menstrual blood, an embryo–also semen, sweat, the genitals–become signs of the justice, the harmony, and the joy that pervades all matter. […] But […]
OSI: Stranger
Week 71 at One Single Impression‘s blog carnival has the writing prompt of: The Stranger. That led me to this poem draft where words disassemble themselves. See all the responses.
Ian Roy's Dusty Owl Workshop
The final spring session of Dusty Owl workshop for 09 was the end of June with Ian Roy talking about drawing the short story. Roy had his first collaborative collection a decade ago and works in various genres: short story, novel, play, short film and poetry. The essential matter is the story not the shape. […]
Poetry: Active Reading Pile
I cleaned off my desk. (Stacking on floor in categories counts as cleaning, right?) Only 39 books, not including chapbooks, including novels, non-fiction, travel as well as poetry. (Last clean up, it was 63 books.) The tricky bit with making a snapshot list of what I’m reading is getting lost in the next book I […]