Comments on: Paul Martínez Pompa, ‘My Kill Adore Him’ (University of Notre Dame Press, 2009) http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Oliver Simon http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24826 John Oliver Simon Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:51:30 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24826 Gracias, Barbara. Gracias, Barbara.
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]]> By: Barbara Jane Reyes http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24825 Barbara Jane Reyes Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:28:31 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24825 Oh, and yeah, the peanut butter poem has changed a bit too. Ehem, I think it's better left to our imaginations where that peanut butter's gone.... Oh, and yeah, the peanut butter poem has changed a bit too. Ehem, I think it’s better left to our imaginations where that peanut butter’s gone….
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]]> By: Barbara Jane Reyes http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24822 Barbara Jane Reyes Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:05:35 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24822 I don't know John. I've been told you're pretty awesome as a poetry teacher, en español no less. I don’t know John. I’ve been told you’re pretty awesome as a poetry teacher, en español no less.
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]]> By: Richard Villar http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24525 Richard Villar Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:09:48 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24525 Really now? Damn, I haven't been this excited about a poetry book since A Night Without Armor. (snicker) Really now?

Damn, I haven’t been this excited about a poetry book since A Night Without Armor. (snicker)
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]]> By: Terreson http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24492 Terreson Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:56:38 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24492 Good review. And thanks for the intro. Terreson Good review. And thanks for the intro.

Terreson
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]]> By: John Oliver Simon http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24443 John Oliver Simon Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:18:59 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24443 I also heard PMP at the Where the Wind Shifts reading at Moe's. How dare he subvert the ethnic and gender stereotypes we all depend on! If you don't know what a maquiladora is you ought to try workin in on. Beats teaching creative writing any day. John I also heard PMP at the Where the Wind Shifts reading at Moe’s. How dare he subvert the ethnic and gender stereotypes we all depend on! If you don’t know what a maquiladora is you ought to try workin in on. Beats teaching creative writing any day.

John
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]]> By: Barbara Jane Reyes http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24440 Barbara Jane Reyes Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:48:58 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24440 Fork stealing groupie! Anyway, thanks C, for pointing us to your Rain Taxi review, and for mentioning the excellent Momotombo Press. Fork stealing groupie! Anyway, thanks C, for pointing us to your Rain Taxi review, and for mentioning the excellent Momotombo Press.
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]]> By: Barbara Jane Reyes http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24439 Barbara Jane Reyes Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:47:15 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24439 Hey Rich, I am pretty sure that "Commercial Break" has changed from Pepper Spray to My Kill Adore Him. The version here definitely nails it. Hey Rich, I am pretty sure that “Commercial Break” has changed from Pepper Spray to My Kill Adore Him. The version here definitely nails it.
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]]> By: Barbara Jane Reyes http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24438 Barbara Jane Reyes Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:46:07 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24438 Thanks Tara, yeah I didn't "translate" the title because I thought I was already "giving away" too much! Hopefully people readers will be interested in finding out what a maquilodora is. Also, I had to look up this thing about Tim Hardaway. I though it was because he's little, in comparison to the other NBA players Pompa mentions: Zo, Manute Bol, Shaq, and what that means in terms of masculinity and the showers! Thanks Tara, yeah I didn’t “translate” the title because I thought I was already “giving away” too much! Hopefully people readers will be interested in finding out what a maquilodora is.

Also, I had to look up this thing about Tim Hardaway. I though it was because he’s little, in comparison to the other NBA players Pompa mentions: Zo, Manute Bol, Shaq, and what that means in terms of masculinity and the showers!
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]]> By: csperez http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24365 csperez Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:31:31 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24365 great post barbara! i sat next to paul at a Wind Shifts pre-dinner reading. don't tell him this, but after he left the table to head to the reading, i stole his fork! i decided the best way to worship paul's fork was to use it every day, for every meal. and, of course, i've never washed it. which is to say, i love paul's work too! i reviewed his Pepper Spray here: http://www.raintaxi.com/online/2007fall/momotombopress.shtml cs great post barbara!

i sat next to paul at a Wind Shifts pre-dinner reading. don’t tell him this, but after he left the table to head to the reading, i stole his fork! i decided the best way to worship paul’s fork was to use it every day, for every meal. and, of course, i’ve never washed it. which is to say, i love paul’s work too!

i reviewed his Pepper Spray here:
http://www.raintaxi.com/online/2007fall/momotombopress.shtml

cs
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]]> By: Richard Villar http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24355 Richard Villar Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:56:32 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24355 I loves me some Paul Martinez Pompa. I read a poem of his about peanut butter and I'm not sure I'll ever be the same. That one and "Commercial Break" make Pompa my favorite snarky bastard since Templeton the Rat. I am picking up this book and diving into it, next chance I get. I loves me some Paul Martinez Pompa. I read a poem of his about peanut butter and I’m not sure I’ll ever be the same. That one and “Commercial Break” make Pompa my favorite snarky bastard since Templeton the Rat. I am picking up this book and diving into it, next chance I get.
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]]> By: Tara Betts http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24354 Tara Betts Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:54:43 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24354 I heard read "Shower Stall Baller", and it blew me away. I rarely hear a man exercise such sarcasm and hyperbole to address and challenge ideas of masculinity. He has such wit. I've been waiting for this since I read his chapbook "Pepper Spray", and I'm excited it's finally here. Also, isn't it just brilliant that the title is a take on "maquiladora"? He just keeps turning the nuances over in the words and issues like a Rubik's Cube on a mission. I heard read “Shower Stall Baller”, and it blew me away. I rarely hear a man exercise such sarcasm and hyperbole to address and challenge ideas of masculinity. He has such wit. I’ve been waiting for this since I read his chapbook “Pepper Spray”, and I’m excited it’s finally here. Also, isn’t it just brilliant that the title is a take on “maquiladora”? He just keeps turning the nuances over in the words and issues like a Rubik’s Cube on a mission.
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]]> By: Francisco Aragón http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/paul-martinez-pompa-my-kill-adore-him-university-of-notre-dame-press-2009/#comment-24346 Francisco Aragón Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:35:55 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4902#comment-24346 Paul Martinez Pompa will be performing from his work on September 24 at 1:30 PM at the Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, as part of the Siglo XXI IUPLR Conference at UIC. The theme of the conference is "The State of Latino Studies." This will be the first of a number or readings Paul will be giving both in the Chicago area and around the country. On September 24, he'll be joined by Jacob Saenz, another fine Chicago-based poet, whose work has appeared widely, included in POETRY magazine. Paul Martinez Pompa will be performing from his work on September 24 at 1:30 PM at the
Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, as part of the Siglo XXI IUPLR Conference at UIC. The theme of the conference is “The State of Latino Studies.” This will be the first of a number or readings Paul will be giving both in the Chicago area and around the country. On September 24, he’ll be joined by Jacob Saenz, another fine Chicago-based poet, whose work has appeared widely, included in POETRY magazine.
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