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Amy King
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About That Kenny Goldsmith Piece in the New Yorker
We ran a blog post earlier today about Alec Wilkinson’s pretty crap piece about Kenny Goldsmith in the New Yorker which we characterized as “refreshingly even-handed.” That description is only accurate…
Beauty and the Beastly Po-Biz, Part 2
You can read Part 1 here. Speaking of clothes, one standout opportunity for the heralded “blockage” or disruption of capital that seems to have been missed occurred at the site…
The Short History of Summer
Innovation is at the heart of these poems, and King’s ability to see through the surface to the deeper and often disconnected intricacies of life make them pleasurable and powerful…
“Death, Is Always,” a Rumpus Original Poem by Amy King
Death, Is Always Turning my hair inside out, I only see Emma Bee making sense of excess, making something of it online, via high fashion, which shouldn’t be but is,…
What Went Wrong?
The Association of Writing Programs announced its accepted events for the 2012 convention in Chicago on Friday, and my Facebook page/Twitter feed blew up with joy and anguish alike. The…
National Poetry Month, Day 21: “Eat the Sinew’s Disbelief” by Amy King
Eat the Sinew’s Disbelief You will never be great, no shirt, no shoes, no servitude. Just a regular Joe, Josephine who walks around, has thoughts, and makes way for Whitman.…
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Check out this terrific interview with Amy King at Huffington Post on the current “Femininaissance” in poetry. Artifice Mag muses on summer reading and wants to know what you’re reading…