The Shout-Outs Cometh April 15, 2010: It’s the middle of Poetry Month, so I think we’re obligated to send some love to the poets and their books. This was always one of my favorite posts when I did Harriet back in the day: it’s not exactly like getting singled out from the general audience on The Price is Right, but hey, people of the profession with few monetary rewards are [...] by Rigoberto González

Empty Theaters Not Yet Swept April 13, 2010: I remember running into a review copy of Robin Robertson’s Mortification: Writers’ Stories of their Public Shame a few years back and R.O.F.L.M.A.O. It was a hilarious read--poets and writers with very recognizable names told their ultimate tales of woe: no one showed up to the reading, co-readers over-read or had considerably longer lines [...] by Rigoberto González

Cempasuchitl April 12, 2010: Been enjoying A.E. Stallings’ entries on literary friendships (sorry we didn’t run into each other at AWP, Alicia!) and I was reminded of the good old days at Harriet--sparring with Ange Mlinko, learning from Stephen Burt, getting puzzled by Christian Bök. And towards the end of our tenure back in January of 2008, the always-provocative [...] by Rigoberto González

30 Years Ago in Denver April 6, 2010: I’m off to AWP today. On Thursday I sit on a panel in which I have about 10 minutes to say all I want to say about race. That’s not enough time, of course, but I’ll bullet-point my usual statements, among them how despite our incredible numbers, Chicanos/Latinos are left out of the national conversation about race, which is a dialogue [...] by Rigoberto González

Oh, Schmacademy! April 4, 2010: I’m spending this weekend at home, grading papers to free up my upcoming week. Does it need to be said that I’m attending AWP? I believe this is my 10th time--and though I have my gripes about the conference (overloaded schedules, claustrophobic book fair) I also celebrate its pleasures, like meeting up with friends and former students. As [...] by Rigoberto González

Adiós February 28, 2008: La reina se va de descanso en su trono… (more...) by Rigoberto González

The Final Wednesday Shout Out February 27, 2008: Well, this is it, the last entry in a movimiento here on Harriet, in which I featured every Wednesday (25 Wednesdays to be exact) books that excited me, intrigued me, renewed my faith in poetry. The honor of the send-off goes to poet Alessandra Lynch, for her second collection of poems selected by James Richardson to be part of the Lena-Miles [...] by Rigoberto González

Achiote Press & Palabra Magazine February 25, 2008: I say this without the least bit of exaggeration: keep your eye on these two literary ventures because they’re going to impress you with the journeys they have embarked on and with the heights they’ll inevitably reach. (more...) by Rigoberto González

The University of Arizona Poetry Center February 22, 2008: Those who have enjoyed Poets House’s old venue on Spring Street (I have yet to make it to the new location down by Battery Park—but I’ll get there!) understand the overwhelming energy that comes from being surrounded by books and books of poetry. At any bookstore (except at Open Books, of course) poetry gets a slim reception, almost as an [...] by Rigoberto González

Wednesday Shout Out February 20, 2008: It’s tempting to invoke the phrase “Oedipus complex” in discussing this book by debut poet James Allen Hall; Mother (with a capital M), mythic figure, source of many glorious beginnings (and a few tragic endings), and indeed the defining lens to the worlds of the imagination and reality, is an unavoidable muse, an inescapable word uttered [...] by Rigoberto González