Meet the New Colossus—Same as the Old Colossus May 31, 2008: I have to confess, I love the Parthenon. Not the original (though I might indeed love it, if I ever get a chance to see it) but the reproduction. (more...) by D.A. Powell

Charles Bernstein Recants May 31, 2008: TUCSON, May 31 — Charles Bernstein, best known as the co-editor of the influential 1970s journal L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E and a prime proponent of the poetry movement by same name publicly renounced many of the positions that he had abided by over the past three decades. Bernstein, who has a volume of Selected Poems forthcoming from a major New York [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

CALABASH 08—IMAGINE—Festival Dispatches May 31, 2008: Calabash 2008 – Sunday May 25th Calabash Sunday manages, somehow, to become something of a church service. Of course, the entire festival is about the word, and the spoken word and the received and given word and people at the festival like to talk about spirit and vibe and heart and such the like. But Sunday is Sunday and it is hard to shake [...] by Kwame Dawes

Birth of a Sound: Poetry Birthdays May 30, 2008: Right now, somewhere on this planet, a poet is being born. Once, for a whole year, I organized my reading life according to whose birthday occasioned a visit to the bookshelf. Normally I would choose the poet’s most recent work and honor them with an oral reading, voicing their existence and vision. Other times I would reacquaint myself with a [...] by Major Jackson

The box-like structure of rhymed, measured verse is pretty well shot May 30, 2008: "I've noticed a few things in my verse lately that arouse my curiosity..." (more...) by Don Share

The Cat’s Got the Poet’s Tongue May 30, 2008: I’m sorry that I haven’t been posting. Every time I got a free second to start a post, kerplop: A poem would come out. I suppose that’s no excuse or perhaps, in this setting, it’s the best (or only) excuse. But I do apologize for being remiss. Nevertheless, I was out with a friend last night (wait, I thought you just said, every free [...] by Ada Limón

Marjorie Perloff’s Unoriginal Genius May 30, 2008: Marjorie Perloff's keynote for the Conceptual Poetry Conference in Tucson set forth a clear agenda: making a distinction between the poetics of thirty years ago and now: Language Poetry vs. Conceptual Poetry. She claimed that the poetics of, for example, Ron Silliman's anthology In the American Tree -- with its play on William Carlos Williams's [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

Concptual Poetry Conference Schedule May 29, 2008: Conceptual Poetry and Its Others University of Arizona Poetry Center Tucson, AZ 5/29-31/08 Thursday, May 29 4 p.m. Reading with Charles Bernstein and Tracie Morris 5 p.m. Break 7 p.m. Keynote Address with Marjorie Perloff Friday, May 30 9 a.m. The Politics of Conceptual Writing, Craig Dworkin This seminar will investigate the politics of [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

FREE POETRY May 29, 2008: to a good home.... Received in the mail several copies of Free Poetry, a series of chapbooks edited by Boise State University’s Martin Corless-Smith. The books aren’t copyrighted, and they are distributed gratis. They can be reproduced and shared with any and all readers. (more...) by D.A. Powell

Cười May 28, 2008: cười (v) to laugh, smile or chuckle. cười ầm (v) to laugh with a booming voice. cười bò (v) to laugh while crawling on the ground, usually said of children or drunkards. cười bối rối (v) to laugh nervously while confused. cười buồn (v) to smile wanly or in grief. cười cầu tài (v) to grin while kissing ass. cười [...] by Linh Dinh