The 365 Days Project, Part 2 (2007) July 23, 2007: The 365 Days Project, Part 2 (2007) UbuWeb is pleased to be co-hosting and archiving the second installment of Otis Fodder's magnificent 365 Days Project. The first project was completed in 2003 and can be accessed here as well. 365 days of cool and strange and often obscure audio selections. Some words to describe the material featured would [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

Frivolity July 23, 2007: This villain, who puts words together with no intention of stating, hoping, praying, or persuading ... only imagining, only creating ... is to many immoral, certainly frivolous, a trivial person in a time of trouble (and what time is not?), a parasite upon whatever scrofulous body the body politic possesses at that moment. And roses are [...] by Ange Mlinko

I’m working really hard. Really. I am. Really. July 20, 2007: I am sitting in the living room of one Mr. Garland Thompson Jr., who at the moment s a very, very busy man. He is a one-man whirling dervish, a battery-operated bulldozer, a little-bleary eyed at the moment. He is pretty much single-handedly organizing the 10th anniversary version of the West Coast Poetry Slam Championships, and just watching him [...] by Patricia Smith

Ashes to ashes… July 20, 2007: I know that many of us submit our work to contests. I know for a fact that at least two Harrieteers, Ange and myself, have sent manuscripts to the annual National Poetry Series competition, and were lucky enough to have books published as a result. (Harrieteers...I like that. It's like Mouseketeers, but without the ears or simmering [...] by Patricia Smith

The Ear July 20, 2007: Somewhere in his essays, William Gass says that in reply to the foolish question, 'Who do you write for?' he says 'The ear.' This recurred to mind this week while perusing American Religious Poems: An Anthology, which I had gotten for my mother-in-law and which now served as fresh reading material for me, away from my own books. What a satisfying [...] by Ange Mlinko

Hard to Master July 20, 2007: Last night, Lindsey, the babysitter, drubbed me in Boggle. I think her score was more than triple mine. I'm not positive about this: I was having trouble keeping track of my running total. My brain is soft. Words elude me. In fact, the word "elude" eluded me for about a minute. (more...) by Rachel Zucker

River to River July 20, 2007: Brandon Stosuy sends along this quote from a new song by Okkervil River: "From a bridge on Washington Avenue, the year of 1972, broke my bones and skull and it was memorable." Q: Who is the speaker? (more...) by Poetry Foundation

Indefatiguable Romance July 18, 2007: Sooner or later, "Cucurrucucu Paloma" finds its way to you, poets, and you swoon -- because you are among the last, the very last swooners. Looking around the web for information on the songwriter, I came upon a credit for one Tomas Mendez. Its first recording ever was by Harry Belafonte on July 20, 1956. This is almost exactly a year after [...] by Ange Mlinko

These People Have Contributed Materially in Many Ways to Make My Writing What it is. Please Do Not Hold it Against them. July 18, 2007: John Cage David Wondrich Georges Perec Cheryl Donegan Sri Ramakrishna James Joyce Abraham Lincoln Gillespie Marjorie Perloff Christian Bök David Antin Aram Saroyan Roland Barthes Diana Vreeland Andy Warhol Jan Holcomb Ken Freedman Sten Hanson Larry Miller Yoko Ono Kay Rosen Walter Benjamin Augusto De Campos Sergio Bessa Ara [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL July 18, 2007: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL (YAB) is my favorite public art collective based in Chicago. (more...) by Fred Sasaki