I was thrilled to see this image for September in my calendar from Nikki McClure. I love everything about it: LIBERATE, all the books… Perfectly aligned for me with the time now. September marks my official return to the library world. I’m so happy to be back in the library Read more…
Mary Oliver is quoted regularly in mindfulness and yoga circles. Probably because her lines are so beautiful and they’re also very true. One of them is “attention is the beginning of devotion” from her essay “Upstream.” (An article in the Atlantic, reflecting on that essay is here.) I could spend Read more…
I love libraries & archives so much!! The Municipal Archives recently released 140+ hours of NYPD surveillance videos dating 1960 -1980. Why is this important? Chris Nichols notes, “The footage provides an extraordinary, never-before-seen visual record of one of the most tumultuous eras in American history. Among the highlights in the Read more…
I’m so excited to see the library immortalized in The Instinct for Cooperation: A graphic novel conversation with Noam Chomsky & Jeffrey Wilson, just out from Seven Stories Press. Illustrated by Eliseu Gouveia. Jamie & Zachary are featured in one of the chapters about the library – they were heroes to Read more…
Maybe it’s all the retrograde planets now making me remember old times. Or maybe the fact that Mark Read appeared to me in a dream, messing around with machines and wires. Whatever the reason, the Illuminator‘s early days have been on my mind & looking at this site I realized Read more…
I’ve just been informed that books are now available for pre-order at the Belladonna site. Pre-order now with free shipping. Books ship March 1, 2015. $15 • Forthcoming 2015 • 70 pp. • 6.5″ x 8″ ISBN: 978-0-9885399-2-1 Lovely blurbs on the site including this one: All is not yet lost bears witness Read more…
What a year! A toast! LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs wrote a wonderful year-end summary for the Walker Art Center: 2014: The Year According to LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs. I’m grateful that All Is Not Yet Lost is included on her list of books for people to get hold of. Thank Read more…
All is Not Yet Lost, Belladonna 2015.ISBN: 978-0-9885399-2-1 Special shout outs to Marcella Durand, Krystal Languell, HR Hegnauer and all the Belladonnas for stewarding this book into being with so much love and attention. Thank you!
I got home to a box of books! Books! Names Disguised is out in the world thanks to Make Now Press. Thank you, Ara, for all your hard work! I also want to thank the editors of the following journals and presses where some of the poems appeared in earlier Read more…
Michael’s round-up of media coverage on the library blog brought the Daily News’ article to my attention. It’s got a lovely quotation that recalls some of what this settlement’s about: “Remember the anti-authority message of Occupy Wall Street? Remember the backlash over its vague goals and nebulous methods? Surprise! Occupy Wall Read more…