The Poet Thinks with Her Poem: An Interview with Rae Armantrout

 I do see poetry, or my poetry anyway, as a kind of listening - Rae ArmantroutHead on over to Lemon Hound to read Melissa Bull's brand new interview with Rae Armantrout.Rae Armantrout will give a Writers Read public reading on October 5th. She will be introduced by Montreal poet and translator Erin Mouré, who will also conduct … Continue reading The Poet Thinks with Her Poem: An Interview with Rae Armantrout

Lunchtime Reading with derek beaulieu (Sept. 28)

Mark your calendars for a week from today! derek beaulieu will be conducting a special lunchtime reading of his work at Concordia on Friday, September 28th. See details of the reading below. For more info on / some great posts from derek beaulieu, check out his blog. When:  Friday, September 28, 2012, at 12 p.m. … Continue reading Lunchtime Reading with derek beaulieu (Sept. 28)

Rae Armantrout on Art Beat

Art Beat talks to Pulitzer Prize-winner Rae Armantrout, a Writer's Read guest on October 5, 2012 (mark the date!). Armantrout discusses language, how the financial crisis led to 2011's Money Shot, the poetic integration of her cancer experience, and more in this insightful clip.

The 21st Century Jouissance of Mina Pam Dick’s “Delinquent”

"[A] text that reminds us that imagination lives in language, is uncontainable, fluid, reverses gravity and history, unties the knot between gender and body, assumption and consumption. Who are we? Or how many are we? Or where are we? . . . . I think Dick offers a jouissance for the 21st century—accelerate the wit, play, and bite." - Sina … Continue reading The 21st Century Jouissance of Mina Pam Dick’s “Delinquent”

Derek Beaulieu on “How To Write”

Derek Beaulieu on "How To Write"

Another taste of what's to come --- Here is an interview between author Derek Beaulieu, an upcoming Writer's Read reader, and Helen Hajnoczky of Lemon Hound on his conceptual fiction, "How To Write."