Always Almost Obsolete, Always Almost New April 28, 2010: Conceptual Writing is automatic. It operates most efficiently when machines perpetuate it subconsciously. Conceptual Writing is infinitely flexible. It is obvious yet discreet, insidious yet desirable, powerful yet pathetic. It is despised, yet sought after. It is ubiquitous yet specific. It is both centralized and dispersed. The medium for [...] by Kenneth Goldsmith

Shout Out to Abayomi Animashaun April 28, 2010: The growing body of critically-acclaimed Nigerian authors on the American bookshelves (think Chris Abani, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Uwem Akpan) have given incredible insights into the history and politics of the most populated country in Africa. A new voice has joined that distinguished company with the publication of Abayomi Animashaun’s [...] by Rigoberto González

Barnes & Noble Gets a New Poetry Column April 28, 2010: I'm delighted to report the launch of a new poetry column, "STANZA", on the Barnes and Noble Review.  It'll be written by Tess Taylor, who recently published Twice-Told Tales about Laurie Sheck's novel "A Monster's Notes" and Dan Beachy-Quick's "Whaler's Dictionary" for the Poetry Foundation site. According to Taylor, she'll "be looking at five [...] by Catherine Halley

“Poets Change the World” April 28, 2010: I had great plans for these posts, I confess. I was going to do what so many people are doing, which is to do these "shout outs" these reviews of really new and interesting work. I even went as far as to solicit help from folks I knew asking them to tell me some of the poets they really admire and why they should be featured. I was going to [...] by Kwame Dawes

if i raised my boy the way i wrote poetry April 28, 2010: (this is not a response to Kenny but merely a pilfering of a title in the act of its displacement settled into my own need for its new placement within my personal zeitgeist pilfered by an even more boring zeitgeist displaced as a title that has already been read but never been written) How appropriate to send poetry month off into the sunset [...] by Edwin Torres

Sneaking the sunrise past a rooster April 28, 2010: For me the poem or the individual work supersedes the book, as forms go. If they happen to be one and the same, that works. I mean, I like to read and get wrapped up in something, (more...) by Anselm Berrigan

Poet Spotlight: John Murillo April 28, 2010: Recently read John Murillo's Up Jump the Boogie from one of my favorite presses, Cypher Books, and was blown away. John kindly answered some of my questions about his poetry and process. You can purchase the book here. 1) Can you tell us about the genesis and formation of your book? How did you hook up with Cypher Books? I had been [...] by Craig Santos Perez

Lennis April 28, 2010: by Melissa Friedling

Poems for Carrie April 28, 2010: Thanks so much to all the people who sent me their poems for Carrie.  I've sent the story to some poet friends as well.  Who knows?  Maybe we'll have a book's worth. Here are some of the poems I've received by email.  Again, thanks for sending them.  -Amber Poem For Carrie by Sarah Riegel the poison that seeped through lost lovers [...] by Amber Tamblyn

Everything Lives, Everything Dances, Everything Sings April 28, 2010: For all my bravado elsewhere about being open about being a mother and a poet, I do get leery of doing too much kiddie-mentioning. I think about Maisie plenty and am not ashamed to, and like to, and will happily buttonhole you at a party and recite her three-year-old poems (genius, surely!) to you until you beg for mercy or throw a drink in my [...] by Daisy Fried