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Archive for February, 2010
Take Time Out for a Meatball Sandwich February 25, 2010: [audio:http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Take-Time-Out-for-a-Meatball-Sandwich.mp3]
Three Proposals February 24, 2010: 1. Not let this story dry For the past year I have been periodically watching Glenn Beck. I am fascinated by Beck for many reasons that also repulse me. Beck, like any number of right-wing pundits, codifies ideology via certain reading strategies and codes of rhetoric. A large part of the rhetorical code of the Glenn Beck show stems not just [...]
Poetry, Politics, & Why I am Not an Activist February 24, 2010: i've never considered myself an activist; if anything, i think what i do is 'literary activism' as i try to raise awareness of the struggles of my people through my poetry. in 2007, i became involved with a chamoru activist group called famoksaiyan. at first, i held writing workshops during the group's annual conferences. but in 2008... [...]
Good! I have nowhere to go! February 23, 2010: [audio:http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Hi-Sina-FINAL.mp3]
Poetries, languages and selves, the being of Erin Moure February 23, 2010: Based in Montreal, Erin Mouré is one of Canada’s most eminent poets and translators. Of her work Laura Mullen says, “Erín Moure's new book is so brave, has so much truly lively wit, and is so completely fresh it makes a lot of contemporary....poetry look like dorm furniture from Target: instantly charming and easy to discard.” (more...)
post in three parts, goodbye, hello February 22, 2010: Mingus says the shoes of the fisherman are some jive-ass slippers. On the other hand, The Shoes of the Fisherman is my favorite movie. (more...)
“Home” February 22, 2010: [audio:http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Presidents-Day-FINAL.mp3]
A Baby Picture, Author Photos, & My Second Book has been Published! February 22, 2010: so my first book was published in 2008. the book has no author photo (my publisher said i was too ugly). but one day i received an email requesting an author photo. i had just come from the gym so i randomly decided to snap a pic with my computer's 'photo booth,' and this has become my standard author photo: (more...)
Anthologies and feminisms: are we having a moment or what? February 20, 2010: If you found Juliana Spahr and Claudia Rankine’s American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Where Lyric Meets Language exciting you’re going to appreciate Prismatic Publics: Innovative Canadian Women's Poetry, published in 2009 by Coach House Books. Edited superbly by Kate Eichhorn and Heath Milne, the collection includes fifteen of the "most [...]