Notable Portland: 3/12–3/18
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
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Posts Tagged: David Naimon
Notable Portland: 10/10–10/16
Literary events in and around Portland this week!
...moreIn Conversation with Jesse Ball
There are two things in writing: one is to say something with the form of what you’re saying, and the other is to say something with the content of what you are saying. … I think content is not completely arbitrary, but to a certain degree, it doesn’t always matter. If you really adore the […]
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The Rumpus interview with Stuart Dybek
Stuart Dybek discusses the forthcoming The Best Small Fictions 2016, the invisibility of anecdote, and why the art of transition is the art of the short story.
...morePoetics on the Radio
This is where poetry approaches music. Because you cannot put meaning in words as intellectually comprehensible. It’s just there, and you know it’s there. And it is the rhythm and the beat and the music of the sound that carries it. To me, that is extremely mysterious, and rightly so. Between the Covers podcast host David […]
...moreVisceral Vignettes
I sort of just follow the impulse to go there and to sit with an uncomfortable emotion or an uncomfortable physical thing. In conversation with radio host David Naimon, writer Amelia Gray talks about her new short story collection, Gutshot; strangeness and estrangement; disgust and discomfort; and many other eccentric topics.
...moreThe Sound of Prose
You can’t find your own voice, unless you’re listening for it. In a thoughtful interview with radio host David Naimon, the lovely and wise Ursula K. Le Guin talks about her newly revised writing manual, Steering the Craft; the sound and skeletons of sentences; and the intersection of language and society. It’s a must-listen!
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The Rumpus Interview with Benjamin Parzybok
Author Benjamin Parzybok talks about his new novel, Sherwood Nation, climate fiction, the difference between post-collapse and post-apocalyptic, and how novels can predict the future if they try hard enough (and get lucky).
...moreBetween The Covers
Looking for a good new podcast? Check out Between The Covers! Hosted by David Naimon, it’s a literary radio broadcast/podcast for KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon. The latest episode features our own Essays Editor Roxane Gay talking about trigger warnings, her new book, and television. Previous episodes have featured Sunday Editor Gina Frangello, contributor […]
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