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remix my lit
Not many books begin with a word of warning. Through the Clock’s Workings does. This anthology of literature is not some textual tome, frozen in time and space. It is alive, evolving organically in a constant state of flux. This is a world first: a remixed and remixable short fiction anthology. (remix my lit)
Posted in Asides, Feature, Language, Literature, Poetry Also tagged Books, Literature, remix, Word, writing
Who you are as a poet
Guthrie Martin agrees. “So many poets I know are so concerned with MFAs and prizes and getting published, making their mark,” she said. “For me, having who you are as a poet live on isn’t about any particular poem you write or your body of work. It’s about how you inspire other people to be [...]
patti smith | dream of life
Dream of Life is a plunge into the philosophy and artistry of cult rocker Patti Smith.This portrait of the legendary singer, artist and poet explores themes of spirituality, history and self expression.
Poetry Animations
Poetry Animations via YouTube
Why Poetry Matters
In "Education by Poetry," one of his finest essays, Frost argued that an understanding of how poetry works is essential to the developing intellect. He went so far as to suggest that unless you are at home in the metaphor, you are not safe anywhere.
Poetry Brothel Seducing Many New Yorkers
With dimmed lights, lace, and masks, the Poetry Brothel is anything but a conventional poetry reading, and maybe that’s why it seducing so many New Yorkers. NY1′s Stephanie Simon filed the following report on a new kind of poetry party that is downright risqué. via NY1
Poems for Times of Turmoil
What does poetry have to do with the serious financial havoc the world has been enduring? Does anyone have time to consider a confection of art — spun from the imagination — while we face the chilling reality of lost homes, tattered businesses, or a compromised future? “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.” We [...]
Naropa Poetics Audio Archive
The Naropa University Archive Project is preserving and providing access to over 5000 hours of recordings made at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. The library was developed under the auspices of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics (the university’s Department of Writing and Poetics) founded in 1974 by poets Anne Waldman and Allen Ginsberg. [...]
Posted in Asides, History, Poetry Also tagged Literature, naropa, poetics, spoken word
One Day Poem Pavilion
Using a complex array of perforations, the pavilion’s surface allows light to pass through creating shifting patterns, which–during specific times of the year–transform into the legible text of a poem.
Plathophilia
Eye Rhymes purports to be the first book to examine Plath’s visual art and to “gauge that art in relation to her heralded literary career,” and it does feature artworks of hers that have never been published before. But mostly, it’s another look at Sylvia Plath’s development as a poet. via Bookslut’s Plathophilia: Rereading Sylvia
Walt Whitman at Eye Level
In Bartlett’s depiction one of Whitman’s eyes appears larger than the other, as if he has given you an all-knowing wink. That feeling—as if he has just let you in on the biggest secret in the world—is exactly how I feel each time I revisit his poetry and find something new about the poet, the [...]
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Gary Snyder Awarded 2008 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Poet Gary Snyder is the winner of the 2008 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Established in 1986 and presented annually by the Poetry Foundation, the award is one of the most prestigious given to American poets.
The brand of Oscar Wilde
"Like Shakespeare and Coca-Cola, Oscar Wilde is now a brand, one with brand values we respond to: fabulous and at the same time real..."
Posted in Anthropology, Books, Business, Literature, Poetry Also tagged advertising, Anthropology, branding, fame, Literature, marketing, wilde, youth
On the Road with the Beat Generation in Austin
Beat Literature t-shirts are available at Book People through March to coincide with the Beat Generation exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center / University of Texas at Austin.
Posted in Art, History, Literature, Poetry, Reckon Also tagged allen ginsberg, austin, beat poetry, Exclusive, exhibit, gregory corso, harry ransom center, jack kerouac, Literature, university of texas, william s. burroughs 5 Comments
The Spirits Behind the Writers
The Spirits behind the writers Horace reports that the 5th century Athenian poet Cratinus, in a light-hearted defense of his famed intemperance, declared, “No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by water drinkers.” Cratinus wasn’t entirely kidding: Legend says he died of grief upon seeing a full cask of [...]
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The Anatomy of Yeats’s Inventions
In her preface to “Our Secret Discipline,” Helen Vendler tells us that 50 years ago, as a graduate student at Harvard, she planned to write her dissertation on Yeats’ poetry; then on reflection decided that, at age 22, she didn’t know enough to write about a poet who kept going until age 73…(Continue reading at [...]
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Don’t Save Yourself
Don’t remain immobile
At the edge of the road
Don't freeze the joy
Don't love with reluctance
Don't save yourself now...
Close, as in ear
The Sound of a Nation’s Typography aka That’s Some Safari starring Miss Tery Hatcher Fearful of the wild frontier art the undead summon the superficiality of domesticated cut-outs carrying gullible canvas: affluent practitioners stuck at the poles empty-handed but for the chatter of the party line. Auditory Global Greenhouse, remember the sound of a nation’s [...]
The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats