Age of Aquarius focus is on the group. I guess that’s how I’m so lucky to find myself as part of this amazing collaboration happening with artist Kara Rooney, composer Fatrin Krajka, movers Dylan Crossman and Claude ‘CJ’ Johnson, and poets Marine Cornuet and Laura Henriksen. But for What’s My Read more
I’m hyped about Thinking Its Presence even though I can’t be there this year. THINKING ITS PRESENCE 2017: The Ephemeral Archive brings together the discipline and art of pedagogy and the arts in general with perspectives from critical race theory, poetics, performance studies, literary theory, literary history, ethnic literatures, and Native Read more
I saw a video online of Ed Sanders, Jack Kerouac and Lewis Yablonsky discussing the political moment happening in 1968 with William F. Buckley on Firing Line recently. I asked Ed Sanders if he still stands by the visions of love & light that he talked about in that interview. I really hoped he Read more
I’m super-excited to go to Philadelphia later this month for PHILALALIA, Philly’s small press / handmade poetry and book arts festival. PHILALALIA is a FREE three-day celebration that brings together poets, printmakers, book artists, paper-makers, comics poetry artists, publishers, & arts enthusiasts to showcase, perform, & sell their work. It’s taking place September 14-16, 2017 at Tyler School of Read more
In honor of the NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship, Belladonna has All Is Not Yet Lost on sale through the end of July for the low, low price of $10. Get it while it’s hot & cheap here: http://www.belladonnaseries.org/all-is-not-yet-lost/
I’m incredibly grateful to be awarded a 2017 NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship in Poetry. It’s really an honor to have my work recognized and rewarded. A million thanks.
I’m very excited to be leading a workshop as part of The Millay Colony’s Sanctuary Series in June. DISENTANGLING– Disaster Has Come from the Outside. Don’t Give Up Hope. June 3, 1 – 4 pm at The Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 E 11th St, New York, NY 10003 How do we stay Read more
The February/March 2017 issue of The Poetry Project Newsletter is online now. Issue #250 includes: “Madmen Who Were Poets,” a chapter from The Necklace Without Peer by Ibn ‘Abd Rabbihi from David Larsen Poetry from Sasha Smith, Nicole Shanté White and Jayson P. Smith Art from Rachel Schragis‘ Confronting the Climate: A Flowchart Read more
I was particularly happy with the timeliness of issue #249, now available online. The George Schneeman cover felt really perfect for election season. Contents include Marcella Durand on Paul Blackburn and an interview with Anselm Berrigan about his book of Newsletter interviews, What Is Poetry? (Just Kidding, I Know You Know). Read more
2017 means my gig as editor for the Poetry Project Newsletter is almost up. I’m really pleased with all the issues that have managed to come together while I’ve been holding the reins. Poetry Project Newsletter #248 is now available online here. Issue #248 features: Memorials for Ted Greenwald and Bill Berkson Read more