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Photo by Andrew Kenower. No writers' block here. The crushingly great Bay area poet and future City Lights Spotlight author Alli Warren has read selected poems for public radio station KQED's...

Rumpus writer Leah Umansky reads Laura Cronk's "Having Been An Accomplice" as a political woman, noting the themes of love, "female power," and "male defiance" running deep within this book,...

Another greatness from The Argotist Online: Juliana Spahr discusses, with poet and professor Emily Carr, her "decision to remain part of the MFA system," in response to Lisa Jarnot's resignation...

This weekend is the 2012 National Book Festival at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. If you're in the neighborhood, now is your chance to meet award-winning poets Philip Levine,...

Peter Gizzi has been included in conversations around conceptualism lately; and flarfist and sonneteer K. Silem Mohammad certainly has as well—now they are reviewed in conjunct at Jacket2 by Sarah...

Head on over to the San Francisco Arts Commission's website for this podcast with Alejandro Murguia. They write: In this Deep Roots podcast, we sit down with Alejandro Murguia, San Francisco's...

Another worthwhile campaign for the arts is upon us. This time, the performing arts! But this concerns all of us who might even think about performance: Ugly Duckling Presse is...

Nikky Finney, recent National Book Award winner, took part in this interview over at the NEA blog. Here's a sample. Make the jump to read the full interview: NEA: ...

See this info from Poets House on their upcoming tribute and dedication to Siv Cedering. They write: Dedication of Sculpture and Reading Date and Time: September 20, 2012 - 6:00PM Event Location: Kray Hall Admission: Free...

Janaka Stucky, editor of Black Ocean press and Boston resident, has put together this blog post with helpful tips for those looking to book off-site events. This is only Part...