Virtual Literalism April 27, 2010: Here is Strange Company's 1999 take on Shelley's "Ozymandias." Please be aware that I wrote "1999." That date is mostly why I didn't bother with an explanation of Machinima. It's that old. by Nick Twemlow

Halomadworldlangstonhughes April 27, 2010: After reviewing the audio I recorded wandering the book fair and bars of AWP, I concluded that nothing turned up worth mixing and posting. The best piece I heard was a desperate conversation between two fiction writers smoking outside a bar, discussing how “badass” Yaddo is/was. One had been there several times; the other was fishing for [...] by Nick Twemlow

Barbaric AWP April 18, 2010: I am late to the post-AWP wrap-up party, I suppose, but nonetheless, I have a few thoughts about my four-and-a-half days in Denver. One thing, I talked to several people, some friends, some just people, who call themselves Denver residents. They all noted that Denver was a dull place to live. I would remark that I live in Iowa City, Iowa, and [...] by Nick Twemlow

Lumière, Redux April 3, 2010: I’ve been working on films lately, short ones, and, in conjunction with teaching a film and video production class, have been watching a lot of short films. In the course I teach, there’s an assignment where students are asked to create a one-minute video, with no edits, and to record a separate, asynchronous soundtrack, also one-minute [...] by Nick Twemlow

Match Point September 14, 2008: David Foster Wallace by Nick Maniatis Fiction doesn’t come up much here on Harriet, but I’m guessing most Harriet readers look at it now and then. That’s a bad segue to the sad news that David Foster Wallace killed himself on Friday. His wife discovered his hanged body. Ugh. Wallace didn’t write poems, as far as I know, but he wrote some [...] by Nick Twemlow

Early October Surprise September 4, 2008: The Republican Party is going to accuse me of attempting to steal John McCain’s thunder today with an early October Surprise, and if I had posted this last week instead of today, ditto for the Democrats. So be it. I am happy to announce the latest round of Harriet writers, and if the media decides to run with this story, well, sorry RNC. I’m [...] by Nick Twemlow

I’ve never had a sad cup of coffee May 13, 2008: Artist Robert Rauschenberg died Monday night at the age of 82. Obituaries can be found all over the place, so instead of adding another, here's a few interesting links that connect Rauschenberg to poetry. If you have more, please post them in the comments section. (more...) by Nick Twemlow

Three days of year-end lists: Wednesday December 19, 2007: The National Book Critics Circle is doing it. So is Third Factory with Attention Span 2007. The New York Times even found a way to include a few poetry titles in theirs. What are we talking about? End-of-year book lists. This week on Harriet, we’re rolling out three such lists. Day one featured Poetry Foundation staff picks. Day two, [...] by Nick Twemlow

Three days of year-end lists: Tuesday December 18, 2007: The National Book Critics Circle is doing it. So is Third Factory with Attention Span 2007. The New York Times even found a way to include a few poetry titles in theirs. What are we talking about? End-of-year book lists. This week on Harriet, we’re rolling out three such lists, beginning with recommendations from staff of the Poetry Foundation. [...] by Nick Twemlow

Three days of year-end lists: Monday December 17, 2007: The National Book Critics Circle is doing it. So is Third Factory with Attention Span 2007. The New York Times even found a way to include a few poetry titles in theirs. What are we talking about? End-of-year book lists. This week on Harriet, we’re rolling out three such lists, beginning with recommendations from staff of the Poetry Foundation. [...] by Nick Twemlow