“We must do our best to make this world OUR WORLD, and we can do it through our art.”: An Interview with CAConrad March 7, 2012: CAConrad took part in this interview with Philebrity. Here he talks about poetry as religion and the impact of music on our brains and work, which lead to one of his (Soma)tic exercises. New (Soma)tics are gathered in A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon, available for pre-order from Wave Books. In your interview with poet Thom Donovan at [...] by Harriet Staff

“But an American female or queer writer can never be allowed, say, to irresponsibly suggest to the reader for even a moment that she doesn’t know where she’s going.” February 29, 2012: Eileen Myles and CAConrad—both celebrating new books published by Wave Books--are in conversation over at BOMBLOG. Not too long ago, Myles interviewed Conrad, writing: "Conrad and his creations, I hope you’ll agree, belong everywhere. I’ve never seen him occupy a room—especially one he reads his work in—where he hasn’t affected a [...] by Harriet Staff

Pew Fellowships in the Arts go to CAConrad and Pattie McCarthy July 19, 2011: It's been on the poetry grapevine for weeks, but the official press release came out today! The 2011 Pew Fellows in the Arts have been announced by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, and they include poets CAConrad and Pattie McCarthy. Awarded by a panel of experts across the disciplines, the $60,000 fellowships annually go to 12 artists and [...] by Harriet Staff

The Tale of David Buuck and the Crystal Nexus July 14, 2011: We're plenty sure that you're familiar with CAConrad by now, and most significantly, with his (Soma)tic Poetry Exercises, which have produced some great results from poets all over the yard—but this one takes the cake. Conrad created #54, "Crystal Nexus," just for our favorite Oakland-based performance radical, David Buuck, "who eats the dirt." [...] by Harriet Staff