Posted by amyking on February 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Riggio Forum: Women in Letters and Literary Arts Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:30 p.m. Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street — Room 510 New York, NY WILLA (Women in Letters and Literary Arts) presents readings along with a panel discussion on the state of women’s literature today. Participants, all of whom … Read more
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Posted by amyking on February 17, 2010 · 79 Comments
Who are the most innovative poets writing today? ** Please post responses below in comments; may be quoted for a presentation I’m working on, so anonymous posts won’t…
Posted by amyking on February 14, 2010 · 4 Comments
“Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.” miss rosie when I watch you wrapped up like garbage sitting, surrounded by the smell of too old potato peels or when I watch you in your old man’s shoes with the little toe cut out sitting, waiting for your mind like next … Read more
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Posted by amyking on February 9, 2010 · 4 Comments
WHETTING EXCERPTS: …In queer poetry, desire blooms, and yes, I may just marry my dog— …Beyond that debate, we remain, in all our queerness, anomalies writing aloud the unimagined territories that language spearheads and explores. They may fear adventure in my world, but I inhabit theirs in multiple ways—and am them. …Queer poets especially locate … Read more
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Posted by amyking on February 9, 2010 · 2 Comments
Poetry by Ana Božičević * Brian Howe * Amy King Designs by Brent Francese Saturday * February 20th * 8pm * Morning Times * 10 E. Hargett Street * Raleigh, NC Ana Božičević emigrated to NYC in 1997. Stars of the Night Commute (Tarpaulin Sky Press, November 2009) is her first book of poems. Her fifth chapbook, Depth Hoar, will … Read more
Posted by amyking on February 6, 2010 · 1 Comment
Featuring: Monday, February 1: Ching-In Chen, Jennifer Bartlett, & Kate Durbin Tuesday, February 2: Juliet Cook & Kate Schapira Wednesday, February 3: Kirsten Kaschock & Michele Battiste Thursday, February 4: Michelle Detorie & Stephanie Strickland Friday, February 5: T.A. Noonan & Theodora Danylevich Saturday, February 6: Amy King & Kirsten Kaschock 2 “My Barbaric Bitch of a Yawp” by Amy King
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