Jordan Davis on Lemon Hound

Okay, so, I’m chuffed…and well, chuffed. The Constant Critic gives the Hound some love…thanks Jordan. AND wow to tonight’s triple-play. Laynie Brown, Marjorie Welish, and Rae Armantrout rocked Dixon Place…

Lourdes Vazquez

I heard Lourdes Vazquez read for the first time last night, at Zinc Bar, and she was incredible–she read the original, Erica Kaufman the translations. I’m so glad I found…

Rae Armantrout, Laynie Browne, & Marjorie Welish

Tuesday, May 9, 7PM@ Dixon Place (258 Bowery, 2nd Floor—Between Houston & Prince)Admission is $5 at the Door.Rae Armantrout’s most recent books are Up to Speed (Wesleyan, 2004), The Pretext…

Water, Deepa Mehta

The second in her trilogy, Water, is even more powerful than Fire, the first installation released nearly a decade ago. A slant remake of Romeo & Juliet based in Varanasi…

Sheila Heti on Ticknor

I can’t strictly recommend this podcast, but I can recommend anything Sheila Heti-ish, and there she is, talking about the creation of Ticknor. But you can read The Littlest Dumpling,…

New bp Nichol sound files

New Nichol sound files up at Penn sound. I know those links for Welish that I posted this morning aren’t working. I’ve sent an email. Hopefully they’ll work soon… Meanwhile,…

Marjorie Welish

Thinking about the poet Marjorie Welish, whom I met this week, and whom I will introduced Tuesday when she reads for belladonna (don’t miss this!). Educator, critic, ARTIST, Welish is…

Every Other Day & First Book Interviews

Ooops! Stacy Szymaszek isn’t the first of the first book interview over at Kate Greenstreet’s Every Other Day. You’ll find Shana Compton‘s interview here. There are a number of folks…