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Isn’t it about time . . . October 30, 2010: . . . you became a member at the Poetry Project? Even if you aren't in New York, the newsletter alone is worth it. Sign up here and get more goodies like Vincent Katz's look into the work of a few contemporary poets through the lens of Joe Ceravolo : Why would it make sense to analyze select poems by a disparate group of younger poets [...]
Indiewire on Ubu October 29, 2010: Film site Indiewire has an investigation into doings this month on the treasure trove of audio and video known as Ubuweb. Ubu went dark in early October, with only a vague notice that the site had been hacked. The hacking prompted a lively discussion over digital rights, most notably on the Frameworks listserv, which then prompted this response [...]
Translations of Japanese Modernist and Avant-garde poetry October 21, 2010: Eric Selland has been maintaining a blog where he posts his own translations of Japanese Modernist and Avant-garde poetry. Not only is it an incredible resource for poetry otherwise unavailable in English, it also features short essays about the translated authors, providing historical and aesthetic context for their work. Most recently there [...]
“I, Maximus of Gloucester, am very old.” October 15, 2010: Charles Olson is 100 feet tall. Oh wait, no, he’s 100 years old. Oh wait, no, he would have been a hundred years old, and 100 feet tall, this year, if he were still alive. And in celebration of birth of this giant of poetry, ye olde Poetics Program at the University at Buffalo is hosting a two-day Olson Symposium. The event features readings [...]
Support your local bookstore October 8, 2010: (via the good folks at Harriet's local bookstore)
Happy birthday, Charles Olson! October 5, 2010: Charles Olson was a poet of national importance, but in many ways he was a local bard, a representative of his hometown, Gloucester, MA. In honor of the centennial of his birth, Gloucester is throwing a nice shindig. The organizers are planning a fête filled with readings and performances. Among the writers appearing during the celebration will [...]
Howl: a good movie, but is it good for the Jews? September 24, 2010: The Jewish Week, like every other newspaper, shouts out to Howl, but lends it a uniquely Semitic spin: About halfway into “Howl,” the edgy, thoughtful new docudrama by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, you begin to realize that, in his uncanny recreation of Allen Ginsberg’s speech and performance rhythms, James Franco is beginning to edge [...]
Check out those Bossyboots September 21, 2010: Three whimsical poems by Wayne Koestenbaum, "The Bitter Tears of Alexander Scriabin," "Archaic Awe," and "Dossier of Irretrievables" appear in the AWL's Poetry Section this week. Here's a shot of Koestenbaum's spontaneity, or you can have a big gulp here: "Archaic Awe" My name is Bossyboots. Liza Minnelli chose me for [...]
Epic poetry goes blockbuster September 17, 2010: Epic poetry and 3-D aerial warfare? It's a mash-up waiting to happen. Alex Proyas (The Crow, I Robot) has signed on to direct a version of John Milton's Paradise Lost, reports Screened via Variety. You can never have too many films about the fall of Man. Or can you? From Screened: After EA's Dante's Inferno, I suppose it's no surprise that [...]
Il postino September 15, 2010: What happens when an exiled poet and a shy young postal clerk cross paths? They ignite a love affair between the poet and a charming waitress, and leave a legacy that turns into the hit film - and now opera—Il Postino. Self-proclaimed opera buff Jay Weston tells the Huffington Post why the world premier of Il Postino the opera starring none [...]