Dara Wier, Ben Mirov, and Entropic Dissipation August 31, 2011: Dara Wier talks to poet Ben Mirov over at the Studio One Reading Series blog (Mirov is reading for Studio One in Oakland this Friday, Sept. 2). They chat about Ben's new book, Hider Roser (coming out soon from Octopus Books), and fragility and revision: BM: ...I edit lines down for grammatical simplicity, so that they, hopefully, attain a [...] by Harriet Staff

Charles Simic blogs about boredom August 31, 2011: Over at the New York Review of Books blog, Charles Simic ponders the occasion of boredom, asking, "Do people still suffer from periods of boredom even with computers, smart phones and tablets to occupy them endlessly?" Boredom--or rather, some independence from technology--comes up now perhaps only in conjunction with storms like Hurricane [...] by Harriet Staff

Jen Hofer and Maria Rivera Name Names in “Los Muertos” August 31, 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtLFMwQZhQ&feature=player_embedded Poet and translator Jen Hofer has been at work translating a poem into English by Mexico City poet Maria Rivera, reports SoCal Focus. The poem, called "Los Muertos," names those killed in Mexico's ongoing drug cartel violence--which we've written about here and here--and [...] by Harriet Staff

Remembering Marina Tsvetaeva August 31, 2011: A memorial service in Yelabuga today, the 70th anniversary of her death, commemorates the life and work of influential Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva, described by Annie Finch on Harriet as, “a warm poet, so unbridled in her passion, so completely vulnerable in her love poetry, whether to her female lover Sofie Parnak, to Boris Pasternak, or [...] by Harriet Staff

Most popular poem of the summer? August 31, 2011: On our site, anyway, the most popular poem of the summer--by FAR-- is this 1952 gem from ee cummings, "[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]." i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) [...] by Harriet Staff

Tarpaulin Sky under water August 31, 2011: Indie publisher Tarpaulin Sky, whose main office is in Vermont, got Irened. From their blog: Tarpaulin sky press flooded Main Vermont office hit hard by Irene. All that was green is now a sand dune. Two buildings floated down river. Xtian & E are OK. Will be offline for some time. Please order through SPD. Cant get on facebook [...] by Harriet Staff

The New York Times <3s poetry August 30, 2011: The New York Times rounds up another small collection of poetry books, this time with Dana Jennings reviewing Kathleen Ossip, Tracy K. Smith, Jane Hirshfield, Dilruba Ahmed, and William Carlos Williams (you hearda him, right?). Jennings ties them together with red-white-and-blue thread, noting that "[e]ach poet in these collections wrestles with [...] by Harriet Staff

A Poet in the Cast of Lonely Christopher’s MOM August 30, 2011: Remember when we helped raise funds for writer Lonely Christopher's new film MOM? Well, it did the trick (at least part of the trick). The author of The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse worked on the script for two years, and then joined up with Cavazos Films to begin development. He's also directing. More exciting news is that the film is [...] by Harriet Staff

Belladonna’s First Event of the Season: Our Material Lives: Feminism and Poetry at Various Ages August 30, 2011: In case you didn't get the Facebook invite, the excellent feminist press collective Belladonna Collaborative's first event of the season, Our Material Lives: Feminism and Poetry at Various Ages, will take place on September 13th at Dixon Place in New York. Details: Our 2011-2012 season will call to attention the material life of the [...] by Harriet Staff

…and then Prairie Lights was all, “we love Dean Young, too”! August 30, 2011: Next up in a series of benefits for poet Dean Young: tomorrow’s shindig in Iowa City, Iowa. The Middle U.S. hasn’t seen this much community love over one man’s health since the Save Ferris watertower. At least, that’s what we heard from the Press-Citizen: At 7 p.m. Wednesday at Prairie Lights Books, Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty [...] by Harriet Staff