The Emily Dickinson Reader by Paul Legault
At their best, love and translation share some contradictions, including selfishness and generosity. Translation is impossible, or at least not very good, without a passionate desire to own the material…
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FUNNY WOMEN #95: Confessions of a Pet Chimpanzee Attackee
You see, I am a survivor of a chimpanzee attack—an attack by my pet chimpanzee, my darling Bentley—and yes, fine, I suppose you could say he ate my face.
Nick Cave Monday #25: “Abattoir Blues”
Sometimes things get murky in our brains. The depression takes hold. It’s more than melancholy, it’s to the point of absolute despair. “Abattoir Blues” is the title track on the…
The Rumpus Interview with Joe Mozingo
Journalist Joe Mozingo digs deep into his ancestral history to uncover the origin behind his surname, and discovers it's one of the few African names to survive not only the Middle Passage, but the history of American slavery itself.
Lit-Link Round-up
Brooklyn Based offers Three Reading Lists from People Who Still Love Books. The Millions’ interview with literary powerhouse Elissa Schappell. It may not pay your mortgage, but in this day…
Links I Like
Last Friday night in a pub in Bernal Heights at eight o’clock, I played Liar’s Dice with Stephen, Isaac, Peter, Ben, and Joshua. At one point in the night, Stephen…
The Moon and Other Inventions: Poems after Joseph Cornell by Kristina Marie Darling
Marisa Siegel reviews Kristina Marie Darling’s The Moon & Other Inventions today in Rumpus Poetry.
Fair Copy by Rebecca Hazelton
Tory Adkisson reviews Fair Copy by Rebecca Hazelton today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Last Book I Loved: Cataclysm Baby
Cataclysm Baby, a short story collection by Matt Bell, explores fatherhood under the guise of a book of baby names. The innocent abecedary form belies the book’s dark contents.
Swinging Modern Sounds #42: Hey Man, I Thought That You Were Dead
They Might Be Giants had that quality, the glorious-about-human-life quality on December 30th
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: You Will Be Judged
About to board a flight from Portland to New York, about to meet with the jury that’s been convening for 12 months by e-mail, Skype, and face to face meeting,…
New Shoes on a Dead Horse by Sierra DeMulder
Winning just about every national poetry slam competition there is, Sierra DeMulder’s words and poetic swagger have won untouchable real estate in my bookshelf. DeMulder’s newest book, New Shoes on…