Turneresque and Meteoric Flowers, both by Elizabeth Willis, who (along with Kate Colby), will kick-off the belladonna reading series in just two weeks. And what a kick-off. I’ve carried Willis’s two recent books around for a few weeks now, dipping in, dipping in: there are lines in here so good you simply can’t move beyond...

Louise Bourgeois produces wonderful texts. Not just as accompaniment to her art either. In fact of the four artists responding to Roni Horn’s Wonder Water which I posted on here, Bourgeois was perhaps my favorite. She is writy (that’s wry & witty), and precise. Very precise. The following is courtesy of notes from the recent...

Interesting post. Checked it this morning however and unfortunately clicked on the comments box…yikes. No comments turned on here. My sense is that people respond on their blogs or in their work if they want. Wouldn’t that be great, actually? In any case, the older I get the more feminist I become. Have you read...

There is always a line-up a Jim’s, and often a car will stop me to ask where this Jim’s is. I haven’t been, but you can’t miss it. Between the line-up, and the scent, which is everywhere. Meat. Grilling meat. Not unpleasant unless you are vegetarian, in which case, well, its very unpleasant. Neighbourhoods have...

Check out these venues: Montreal:The Pilot Reading Series is sponsored by Matrix magazine and features established and emerging writers on the 2nd Sunday of every month at Blizzarts 3956-A St-Laurent Blvd. 8 pm(For more information on the Pilot Reading Series you can contact jon.fiorention-at-gmail.com)The Atwater Poetry Project is curated by Oana Avasilichioaei and has hosted...

Okay, so Kate Greenstreet has a few dozen interviews with first-time book folks by now. Here’s one with CAConrad, and here’s a slice from the CV2 interview with yours truly.

The Pilot Reading Series is sponsored by Matrix magazine and features established and emerging writers on the 2nd Sunday of every month at Blizzarts 3956-A St-Laurent Blvd. 8 pm(For more information on the Pilot Reading Series you can contact jon.fiorention-at-gmail.com)The Atwater Poetry Project is curated by Oana Avasilichioaei and has hosted Phil Hall, Betsy Warland,...

Hey, the Meat Painter, aka Mike Geno, just introduced me to the Fabric Workshop & Museum here in Philly. Wow, great shows by Louise Bourgeois who is 91 now and still so vital. My favorite piece a pair of trousers with…damn it…something like “the phallus is the object of my affection” written across the front....

I’m reposting this from last year. Same idea though: where I’d rather be. This is north of Whistler (and pre-Whistler mania) on a glacial lake. Too cold to swim, the only smart thing to do is float. Can’t remember the name of this lake–near Pemberton. I want to say it’s Lilloet Lake…but I doubt it...