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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.
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An Update on Craig Arnold

  • Brian Spears
  • May 2, 2009
A couple of days ago, we passed along the story that poet Craig Arnold was missing on the small volcanic island of Kuchino-erabu-shima while on a creative exchange fellowship. The…
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Some Pig

  • Brian Spears
  • May 2, 2009
No doubt because of the media frenzy over the Swine Flu–or whatever we’re calling it now–Harpers has pulled a great piece on the factory farming of swine from their archives.…
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Brian’s Saturday Morning Links

  • Brian Spears
  • May 2, 2009
Welcome to Saturday morning, home of the screaming hangover. Perhaps I’ll try to get my hands on some watercress. This Day in Tech gives us a short, but interesting, look…
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A Poem I Love

  • Brian Spears
  • May 1, 2009
As part of National Poetry Month, Rumpus Books asked writers for poems they loved, and places those poems can be found online. Here’s what they said:
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears

  • Brian Spears
  • April 25, 2009
Poetry is good for your face, but you need to make sure you rub it all the way in. Harriet, the Poetry Foundation’s blog, is having some problems with commenters.…
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You’ve Got To Have Friends

  • Brian Spears
  • April 25, 2009
Forget the herbal supplements, the diets, the hyperbaric oxygen chambers–a big circle of friends has a huge effect on your long-term health.
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As Long As There Isn’t a Movie Sequel

  • Brian Spears
  • April 25, 2009
1991 was an eventful year–the Soviet Union collapsed, our Iraq adventure began, Scott Norwood’s kick went wide right, Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV, Jeffrey Dahmer and Mike Tyson were…
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Classic Richard Simmons

  • Brian Spears
  • April 25, 2009
And I’m not talking about “Sweating With the Oldies.” Probably NSFW, at least without headphones.
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Brian’s Saturday Morning Links

  • Brian Spears
  • April 25, 2009
Looking for a way to set your company apart from the rest of the herd? Try business cards made of meat–beef jerky, to be specific. I don’t even want to…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears

  • Brian Spears
  • April 18, 2009
The poet Deborah Digges died April 10, and there’s been a number of remembrances posted online, along with stories and selections from from her work. Ron Silliman notes the passing…
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“Dan & naD”

  • Brian Spears
  • April 18, 2009
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Swedish Pirates on the Rise

  • Brian Spears
  • April 18, 2009
Most internet users have probably had some contact with The Pirate Bay, even if it’s indirect. It’s the Napster of bittorrent streaming, by which I mean it’s the loudest, most…
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