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Brian Spears
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Brian Spears is Senior Poetry Editor of The Rumpus and the author of A Witness in Exile (Louisiana Literature Press, 2011). His poem “Upon Reading That Andromeda Will One Day Devour Triangulum and Come For Us Next” was featured in Season 9 of Motion Poems.
Why the Egyptian Revolution is Good for the Middle East
It’s early yet for the discussions to begin on how the Egyptian revolution will turn out for the majority of Egyptians and for the rest of the region. My take…
The Latest from Egypt
Pro-government supporters are fighting back against demonstrators, and are armed, according to Nick Kristof, with machetes, straight-razors and clubs. Andrew Sullivan looks like he’s turned The Daily Dish over to…
Egyptian Morning
How Not to Say Stupid Stuff about Egypt. Emily Hauser writes with great feeling and depth about why, as an Israeli, she’s invested in the Egyptian revolution. Al Jazeera provides…
What’s Happening in Egypt
The New York Times is also live-blogging from Egypt, and columnist Nick Kristof is in Cairo as well. Anonymous provides 20 ways to circumvent the Egyptian government’s internet block. A…
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
You really should buy my book, but if you were thinking of joining the Poetry Book Club this month, you’ll get it for free–signed and everything. We–I or The Rumpus–aren’t…
Things to Do In DC When You’re at AWP
Update: I’m bumping this to the top because I don’t want to lose the good suggestions in the comments. Add your own suggestions down there. Thing 1: Come find The…
The Latest from Egypt
You can watch Al Jazeera streaming here. They’re going to be the best people on the ground to follow without a doubt. Here’s a profile of Omar Suleiman, the man…
Science Saturday
Ancient humans may have left Africa far earlier than we thought. And yet, only about 28% of public school science teachers “consistently and ‘unabashedly’ introduce evidence that evolution has happened,…
Saturday Morning Links
Why don’t you buy my book? If you’re in south Florida and looking for something to do tonight, come by 18 Rabbit Gallery and check out the Sound Art show.…
What’s Happening in Egypt
I’ve discovered, having done a number of these roundups for The Rumpus now, that The Guardian is one of the best anywhere at covering a story like this. Nick Baumann…
What’s Happening in Egypt, updated
The Twitter hashtag #Jan25 is still hopping. It can be difficult to filter out some of the noise, but it’s a way to get some real time information on what’s…