Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Inventions of a Barbarous Age: Poetry from Conceptualism to Rhyme—Now It's Out! Here's What's in It!

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Inventions of a Barbarous Age: Poetry from Conceptualism to Rhyme —my latest book of essays—has just rolled hot off the presses at Ma...
Thursday, October 06, 2016

Poetry and Stupidity

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Poetry and stupidity are, it seems, secret kissing cousins. Who knew? Lawrence Raab, that's who. Check out his short, punchy essay ...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Mathematical Sublime: Mark Scroggins on Contemporary Poetry

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Mark Scroggins is, hands down, bar none, my favorite critic of contemporary poetry. His latest collection is out now from MadHat which,...
Friday, September 23, 2016

In Which I Host A Deranged Literary Cooking Program

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Some interesting reflections on my most recent book of poems, The Kafka Sutra, are up at the Queen Mob's Teahouse site.  Stu Watson ...
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Inventions of a Barbarous Age, or: How I Finally Dressed Like Mark Scroggins

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Here's the cover of my next book, Inventions of a Barbarous Age: Poetry from Conceptualism to Rhyme . I'll post something about...
Friday, September 02, 2016

The Barbarian Invasion of Poetry (Hurrah!)

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The barbarians are here! They've breached the walls of the fortress! The city lies in ruins! Poetry is at their mercy! Well, it...
Monday, August 15, 2016

Culture in the Provinces: A Very Short Note

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I like just about everything about Sweden, even the weather. I like their intellectuals, too, mostly for being both meti...
Friday, August 05, 2016

Moleskine Outtakes: Three Short Notes

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Like you, I love to have a small notebook in my pocket.  Me, I like Moleskines, preferably green (I am deeply superstitious about color)...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

The Snowflake or the Storm? Reading Ashbery's "The Skaters"

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You're probably yearning for a 2400 word reading of John Ashbery's "The Skaters," aren't you? Well, you're ...