The Latest from Haiti
Haiti tries to go from rescue to recovery to relief. And if you’re looking for people to follow via Twitter, Jay Newton-Small, the writer of the above piece is a…
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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.
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
It’s been a long week, what with the Haiti blogging and my return to classes, but there’s still been some noteworthy poetry blogging this week. A sarcasm punctuation mark? I…
Science Saturday
NASA is providing information from its satellites to aid in disaster relief in Haiti. NASA’s Mars Rover Phoenix went to sleep for the winter, and now they’re trying to wake…
The Latest from Haiti
There’s some understandable frustration among Haitians about the slow pace of the aid coming in. Daniel Kaszor explains why getting aid to the people who need it is so difficult.…
Saturday Morning Links
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Make it a good one. For those of you (like me) who will be watching a little football this evening and tomorrow, it’s time to…
A Letter from Satan to Pat Robertson
I don’t know who Lily Coyle of Minneapolis, Minnesota is, but if I ever meet her, I might have to kiss her for this letter to the editor of the…
More on Haiti Part 6
Craig Ferguson has a suggestion for Rush Limbaugh, and also shows that he understands how unimportant his job is in comparison to real concerns and issues. Peter Jamison wonders if…
More on Haiti Part 6
Please send all links to poetry@therumpus.net Writers Edwidge Danticat and Simon Winchester are rallying for Haiti. Winchester will be holding a fundraiser at the Manhattan location of Idlewild Books on…
More on Haiti Part 5
Please forward any suggestions for links to poetry@therumpus.net. Seems like Rush Limbaugh wasn’t satisfied with being the second-most-dickish person on the Haiti earthquake (though I use the term person loosely).…
More on Haiti Part 4
Thanks to everyone who’s been sending in links. Keep them coming to poetry@therumpus.net. So where exactly did Pat Robertson get his “deal with the devil” story from? Thomas Rogers brings…
More on Haiti Part 3
Any tips or suggestions should be sent to Brian at poetry@therumpus.net. James Ridgeway at Mother Jones notes that most of the country only seems to hear about Haiti when there’s…
More on Haiti, Part 2
I’ll be doing this until further notice. Any tips or suggestions should be sent to Brian at poetry@therumpus.net. A couple more suggestions for places to donate: The Hunger Site, Partners…