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Juliana Spahr (March 22) - the opening poem of "Nuclear":we are born to be awake not to be asleepthings that grow and unfold are things that leadthe art of shape—the mass and voidthe glow of radiation passing through liquidthe stream of gamma raysrandom bursts of bubblesa man toiled in rocky soila man built a housea … Continue reading 2 Outstanding Upcoming Readers, 2 Amazing Poems

Happy St. Patrick's Day! To celebrate in non-sequitur fashion, delve into a complete copy of Juliana Spahr's "Response," her first collection of poems and winner of the National Poetry Series Award (made available by UbuWeb).JULIANA SPAHRWhen: Friday, March 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.Cost: Free (open to the public)Where: Room H-767 – Hall Building (1455 De … Continue reading Juliana Spahr’s “Response”

"How and why do I separate my affection for the familiar body lying next to me and my compassion for the unknown citizen living halfway around the world? Does one relationship model the other? Should they be related?" These are the questions that Siobhan Phillips of the LA Review of Books asks in tandem with … Continue reading Spahr – then, there, now

We come into the world. We come into the world and there it is. The sun is there. The brown of the river leading to the blue and the brown of the ocean is there. Salmon and eels are there moving between the brown and the brown and the blue. The green of the land … Continue reading Gentle, Juliana Spahr

Whether or not you got a chance to check out the riveting and hilariously charming Kevin Barry last Friday night, you won't want to miss our next guest: poet, critic, and editor Juliana Spahr on March 22nd. Learn more about Spahr at her PennSound page - and stay tuned for lots more videos, poems, interviews, … Continue reading March 22 – Writers Read presents Juliana Spahr

“And the view was suddenly clear to me. The world opened out to its grim beyonds and I realized that, at forty, one must learn the rigors of acceptance. Capitalize it: Acceptance. I needed to accept what was put before me--be it a watery grave in Ireland's only natural fjord, or a return to the … Continue reading Kevin Barry – today! 7PM!

"The Irish writer Kevin Barry's best short stories are like a spade to the face. Whether describing emergencies in which instinct shoulders aside intellect...or charting quieter moments of loss...there is a vividness to his writing that plants you immediately at its heart." -The Guardian's review of "Dark Lies the Island"Kevin Barry's reading is just two … Continue reading Kevin Barry’s reading in 2 days!

A while back, The Short Review did an interview with Kevin Barry where they discussed his short story collection "There are Little Kingdoms," and ended up with a healthy dose of Barry's signature wit in the process.TSR: How did you choose which stories to include and in what order?KB: The thirteen stories in the collection were … Continue reading Little Kingdoms, Big Wit