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Unstable Euphony: Some Thoughts on The First 4 Books of Sampson Starkweather - Part 4a: The Waters
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Some Thoughts on The First 4 Books of Sampson Starkweather - Part 4a: The Waters. I owe a great debt to John Cotter. S essay on Clayton Eshleman. S translations and bilingual edition of The Complete Poetry: Cesar Vallejo. And to Elisa Gabbert. For her close reading. Of poems from The Waters. And for directing me to Cotter's work.]. The third book of The First 4 Books of Sampson Starkweather. First published in Harper's. Sampson Starkweather's The Waters. I read The Waters.
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Cousins Reading Series: March 2011
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A Semi-Regular Literary Series in Providence, Rhode Island. Saturday, March 26, 2011. Most recent books are Noir. The Adventures of Lucky Pierre. And A Child Again. He is the recipient of many awards and honors, including American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Endowment of the Arts, Rea Lifetime Short Story, Rhode Island Governor’s Arts, Pell, and Clifton Fadiman Awards, as well as Rockefeller, Guggenheim, Lannan Foundation, and DAAD fellowships. And is forthcoming in Tarpaulin Sky. The notion of...
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Cousins Reading Series: October 2010
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A Semi-Regular Literary Series in Providence, Rhode Island. Thursday, October 28, 2010. Matthew Salesses Q and A. What inspired this story, Our Island of Epidemics. I guess I'm curious about its setting and theme. You maintain a first person plural point of view for the majority of the story. A single narrator reveals himself about halfway through book, in a very short story called "On Telling This Story," and returns again at the end of the story. Why not maintain the group voice entirely? I tend to wri...
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Cousins Reading Series: Cousins! BYOB Poetry on Sunday Sept 25th!
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A Semi-Regular Literary Series in Providence, Rhode Island. Sunday, September 18, 2011. BYOB Poetry on Sunday Sept 25th! Dear Cousins of Cousins,. We have a new location:. On the West Side of Providence. It's a lovely space for mingling and listening to readings. It's BYOB. We'll be bringing some wine, and we hope you'll bring some stuff too. Amish might even bake a cake. But even if he overflours the cakepan, never fear because look who'll be reading for you. All in one night, you ask, how can that be?
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Cousins Reading Series: May 2011
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A Semi-Regular Literary Series in Providence, Rhode Island. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. More on Our June 5th Cousins. We wanted to learn a little more about our June 5th Cousins. And we want you to know what we learned. Here's what we learned about Laura Cherry, Susan Scarlata, Michael Stewart, and Ben Tanzer:. Tell us about your new book. It Might Turn Out We Are Real. My latest book, The Hieroglyphics. Is a mess. It is made up of seventy fragments which build into something larger—a creation myth? One fragm...
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Cousins Reading Series: Ben Tanzer from You Can Make Him Like You
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A Semi-Regular Literary Series in Providence, Rhode Island. Friday, June 3, 2011. Ben Tanzer from You Can Make Him Like You. 8220;Keith, what’s going on, can’t sleep? 8221; Liz asks me groggily. 8220;No, I’m totally obsessing.”. 8220;Do you really want to know? 8220;Uh, TiVo, Rezko, Mad Men, EL-P, The Hold Steady, Vanessa Hudgens, and…”. C’mon that’s just embarrassing, for you, me and her. You’re old enough to be her dad.”. 8220;We could have sex. Would that help? 8220;Uh.”. 8220;Did you just pause?
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Cousins Reading Series: THE ASSOCIATIVE METHOD
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A Semi-Regular Literary Series in Providence, Rhode Island. Saturday, May 21, 2011. An excerpt from Michael Stewart’s upcoming novel, THE ASSOCIATIVE METHOD:. One day, when he was out, I took a button from my sports jacket and traded it for one of those in his cigar box. I threaded it quickly and a little imperfectly, it was always a little loose when I buttoned up. Nonetheless, it was my prized possession, like a schoolboy's rabbit foot. And although it was not my. And American Letters and Commentary.
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The So and So Series: September 2006
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The So and So Series. October 7th. The Lily Pad. 8pm Hunter College poets. Lives in Brooklyn, NY and teaches creative writing to undergraduates at Hunter, where he is also getting his MFA in poetry. His family hails from Greece, but he grew up in California, Texas, and in the Midwest. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Arts and Letters, Columbia Poetry Review. Both part of the Pocket Myths series. And other journals. Her chapbook Morning News. An online poetry magazine) and clings to sanity.
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The So and So Series: So and So #44
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The So and So Series. So and So #44. Poetry by Abby Beckel * Jeremiah Gould * Rob MacDonald. Saturday * March 19th * 8:00pm * Morning Times * 10 E. Hargett Street * Raleigh, NC. Is the co-founder and publisher of Rose Metal Press ( www.rosemetalpress.com. Since the day he was born, Jeremiah Gould. And on the collaborative blog project I Am A Natural Wonder. He is currently filling out his entire shape in Exeter, NH. Lives in Boston and is the editor of the online journal Sixth Finch. Why currently fillin...
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The So and So Series: So and So #45
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The So and So Series. So and So #45. Poetry by Jackie Clark * Jennifer Fortin * P.J. Gallo * Evan Glasson. Saturday * May 21st * 8:00pm * Morning Times * 10 E. Hargett Street * Raleigh, NC. Is the series editor of Poets off Poetry on Coldfront. A monthly series where poets write about music. She is the author of two chapbooks, Office Work. Greying Ghost Press) and Red Fortress. H NGM N). She can be found online at nohelpforthat.com. Jennifer H. Fortin. S first book, Mined Muzzle Velocity. Lives in Arling...
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