The End of Imagination/ Write somewhere else July 6, 2007: “Oh, Mr. Cuthbert,” she whispered, “That place we came through—that white place—what was it?” “Well now, you must mean the Avenue,” said Matthew after a few moments’ profound reflection. “It is a kind of pretty place.” “Pretty? Oh, pretty doesn’t seem the right word to use. Nor beautiful, either. They don’t go far [...] by Rachel Zucker

Cave Canem 2007 July 5, 2007: by Patricia Smith

Book Cover Rant July 5, 2007: Sean Flannagan "Book Cover Rant" In the vein of DieKu, this time with book covers. Full series after the jump. by Kenneth Goldsmith

The Place to Be July 4, 2007: Hello Harriet, I am Ange Mlinko and I will be your co-conspirator for this segment of your flight. Last year I left Brooklyn for my own private Hartford, but since the Internet has truly turned all geography into a suburb of Itself, I find myself returning, as always, to a neighborhood of writers; a landscape made wholly of symbols. Now I can say, [...] by Ange Mlinko

“I dedicate this work to the U.S.A., that it become just another part of the world, no more, no less.” July 4, 2007: LECTURE ON THE WEATHER (1975) by John Cage (courtesy of the John Cage Trust. Score available from C.F. Peters) COMMISSIONED BY THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION IN OBSERVANCE OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PREFACE The first thing I thought of doing in relation to this work was to find an anthology of American aspirational [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

What Robert Frost Can Teach Performance Poets July 3, 2007: Please. Please. No more. I can’t take another earthy diva bellowing an ode to her ample hips. No mores slithery temptresses urging loverboys to traverse the landscape of their bodies. Let’s do away with rotund wordsmiths defiantly extolling the joys of foodstuffs and fatback. Can we finally bid adieu to every minority—little people, black [...] by Patricia Smith

4th of July Break July 2, 2007: Nicole Dextras "Camellia Countessa" (camellia flowers, lilac flowers, yucca leaves, laurel leaves, and thorns) More from the woman who brought you Frozen Words. Here is her summer line, just in time for the Fourth of July. Lovely, no? More weedrobes here. See ya in a few days... by Kenneth Goldsmith

My “Papers” July 2, 2007: First, a quick word of congratulations to Jeff for his book deal and a word of farewell from Harriet. We will miss you, Jeff. Muchly. Now onto our blog: I have been asked for my “papers”. At some level this is a flattering. Someone thinks my “papers” are worthy of keeping. Of course, the larger question is, what are my “papers”? It [...] by Kwame Dawes

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About UbuWeb July 2, 2007: Interview at Archinect by Kenneth Goldsmith