Notable San Francisco: 7/18–7/24
Literary events in and around the Bay Area this week!
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Posts Tagged: Matthew Zapruder
Notable San Francisco: 4/18–4/24
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #130: Kaveh Akbar
“I took a six or seven year break from sending out my own poems, just waiting for my abilities to catch up a bit with my ambitions.”
...moreNotable San Francisco: 3/14–3/20
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreNotable San Francisco: 10/11–10/17
Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 10/7–10/13
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 9/11–9/17
Literary events and readings in and around L.A. this week!
...moreNotable Portland: 8/17–8/23
Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
...moreNotable San Francisco: 1/25–1/31
Wednesday 1/25: Perfectly Queer presents Funny Bits: Humorous Stories from East Bay Queer Writers featuring Ajuan Mance, Willy Wilkinson, and Anna Pulley. Free, 7 p.m., The Octopus Literary Salon. John Else (True South: Henry Hampton and “Eyes on the Prize,” the Landmark Television Series That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement) in conversation with Spencer Nakasako […]
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Jericho Parms
What is lost still has substance, is malleable, can take on new impressions, and be molded again to our experience, often resulting in the most lasting force that determines how we see the world.
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The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Cate Marvin
In Episode 11 of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Cate Marvin discusses her new collection, Oracle, marsupials, and why she’ll never write a prose poem.
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Sun Bear by Matthew Zapruder
Kent Shaw reviews Matthew Zapruder’s Sun Bear today in Rumpus Poetry.
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The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show: Matthew Zapruder
In the second episode of The Rumpus Late Nite Poetry Show, Dave Roderick sits down with Matthew Zapruder for a chat about his latest collection, Sun Bear, his dual role as poet and musician, and close encounters with Grace Paley.
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National Poetry Month Day 27: “Prodigal Electrons Return to Shine” by Matthew Zapruder
Prodigal Electrons Return to Shine is the name of the movie she wants to see, the first the daughter of a famous director whose plots to her always seemed designed for others with more sophisticated problems made, about a man who wears gray excellent suits and thinks too much about science. Always he is both […]
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The Last Book of Poems I Loved: “Death Tractates” by Brenda Hillman
The poet does what poets do: reactivates words, makes odd associations, connects things that do not ordinarily belong together in order to create deeper meaning.
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The Rumpus Interview with Missy Mazzoli
We talked to composer-performer Missy Mazzoli about the sometimes invisible world of new classical music, her relation to it, and what she’s doing to help to redefine what it means to be a composer in the 21st century.
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Zapruder on San Francisco
Living in San Francisco “can be like being in a relationship with someone who is moody in an exciting and ultimately harmless way”, according to Matthew Zapruder, an SF poet, essayist, and Rumpus contributor. In an interview for Words Without Borders Zapruder discusses his 20-some year history with the city, uncovering the city’s quirks and […]
...moreJohn Ashbery: Greatest Poet Alive?
Poet and Rumpus contributor Matthew Zapruder contends that John Ashbery is “our greatest living poet.” In order to make his point—and spare us the work of tracking down all the evidence—Zapruder has compiled 30 great John Ashbery poems (complete with links).
...morePoetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Welcome to Saturday night. Hope you like what I’ve dug up for you this week. Okay, this first one isn’t technically poetry, but if you’re interested in Bright Star, Jane Campion’s film about John Keats,
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