cut plan January 14, 2010: This time i want a little distance from the top of my head though I'm still prepared to claim it by giving it away. (more...) by Fred Moten

Hand of the grain the sand smote January 14, 2010: The (more...) by Anselm Berrigan

ANIMAUX January 13, 2010: because I want to put the x in animal, which has gender weight but which I actually visualize as the xxo that ends a letter, the duplicate, tactile kiss -- or, as in x marks the spot: predation.  How do sentences attract? (more...) by Bhanu Kapil

One Mouth and Two Ears January 13, 2010: [audio:http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Sotere-4-pt-2.mp3] by Sotère Torregian

American Longing and James Dean in Last Meadow January 13, 2010: This past weekend I had the chance to check out Miguel Gutierrez and The Powerful People’s production Last Meadow, a dance-performance work that is part of the American Realness Festival happening throughout January in New York City. Gutierrez’s work first came to my attention a couple years back when we performed together in a cabaret at my [...] by Thom Donovan

Production Notes for February: The Movie January 13, 2010: Production Notes for February: The Movie 1. Snow covers everything like a film. 2. The only theatre in town is showing The Return of the Bride of Quietness. 3. Overhead, a wedge of geese: A greater than sign? Lesser than? A boomerang? 4. The world is as quiet, white, and immobile as a crime scene. Go back to your homes. [...] by John S. O'Connor

Haiti January 13, 2010: We've been looking into the best ways to help out those who are suffering so terribly in Haiti following yesterday's earthquake. The best single source of reliable information we've found so far is from our web-colleagues at The Rumpus, via poet and Rumpus Poetry Editor Brian Spears.  Please click here (and he is adding additional [...] by Don Share

saying goodbye January 13, 2010: I don’t go out with bangs, or whimpers, or wimps (generally). Sometimes I daydream about going out with Tennyson, who wrote some pretty good poetry about endings (graver endings, arguably, than the termination of my Harrieteering). But that seems a little heavy, so I’ll stick with the obvious alternative: the Muppets. (more...) by Abigail Deutsch

‘Spic Up!’ & why ‘US Hispanics Don’t Count’ January 13, 2010: * thanks to all those who entered the contests! i had a blast reading the submissions! and the winners are: marthe reed, eric landon, kate powell shine, gary fitzgerald, and john shaw (who wins 3 books!). please browse the omnidawn catalog and email me your book choice(s) with mailing address (you will find my email in the comments [...] by Craig Santos Perez

On Being Started By a Blog January 13, 2010: I wrote most of this post just before Craig posted his lament for the bloggers. But I was too busy starting up my own new blog, American Witch, to post it until now. Though it may feel to Craig and others (primarily men?) that the great age of blogging is over, it sure doesn't feel like that to someone who is so excited about having created [...] by Annie Finch