Forthcoming from Compline: First Books by David Brazil & Jackqueline Frost March 12, 2013: Compline, an Oakland-based publisher of "difficult books for difficult people," is scheduled to publish two fantastic new collections of poetry:the ordinary, by David Brazil and The Antidote, by Jackqueline Frost. Both titles are much-anticipated first full-length collections, and Compline is asking readers to purchase them in advance to [...] by Harriet Staff

Running A Small Press With Paul February 26, 2013: So, when we left off last time, I said I'd have one more story about how poetry & art in my life move around & through this bar. I mentioned a couple of posts ago that my friend Paul Coors is a bartender there. He & I have been working together for a long time now. We've worked on books & shows & exhibitions & readings [...] by Dana Ward

Poets’ Theater open to interpretation December 2, 2010: TimeOut Chicago's John Beer talks to Kenning Editions publisher Patrick Durgin about The Kenning Anthology of Poets Theater, 1945–1985 released in January and edited by Kevin Killian and David Brazil. Beer points to the early days of theater, in which the idea of "poets' theater" may have seemed redundant. The modern theater, however, [...] by Harriet Staff

Others Letters: Dana Ward February 17, 2010: This past month I started corresponding with Dana Ward, someone who I’ve felt myself in orbit with for years now, but who I only met this past summer at a party where he read with Brandon Brown and Cynthia Sailers. Dana lives in Cincinati where he publishes Cy Press, hosts readings, collaborates with local artists, and works as an advocate for [...] by Thom Donovan

ON Contemporary Practice Volume 2 February 9, 2010: For anyone out in the Bay Area tomorrow night, coeditors Michael Cross and Kyle Schlesinger, and a critical mass of Bay Area contributors will launch ON Contemporary Practice 2 at Moe’s Books in Berkeley. When Michael, Kyle, and I conceived of the journal about two and a half years ago it was at the Tile Bar in the East Village after a [...] by Thom Donovan

Proceeding Translation: Brandon Brown & David Larsen February 3, 2010: UPDATE: Given the high volume of comments below, I thought it would be a good idea to post responses by David Larsen and Brandon Brown in the body of the post. Below this stands my original post (for first time readers of this post), and below that the comments to which Larsen and Brown are partially responding to. David LARSEN: 2 things: [...] by Thom Donovan