"Dear Father" by this Thursday's Writers Read guest, Méira Cook, from the sequence “The Book of Imaginary Fathers”:You say that bird outside your windowkeeps imitating an alarm clockand waking you up in the middle of the night?Must work the fat off your nerves all right.And while we’re on the subject of nerve,here’s how to stop … Continue reading Méira Cook’s “Dear Father”
TODAY – 7PM: Juliana Spahr
Today's the day! Come hear Juliana Spahr give a public reading - and, in anticipation of asking your own question during the Q&A period, click here for five insightful questions asked by The New Inquiry (a.k.a. the interview where Juliana Spahr compares herself to the Mock Turtle).JULIANA SPAHRWhen: Friday, March 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.Cost: … Continue reading TODAY – 7PM: Juliana Spahr
Spahr in one day, Cook in one week
One is the loveliest number: ONE DAY until Juliana Spahr, whose poetry collection Well Then There Now the Los Angeles Review of Books calls “particularly vital at the moment not just for the pleasure inherent in [the poems'] forms of language, but also for the challenge posed by their focus on community. Spahr tests and … Continue reading Spahr in one day, Cook in one week
Spahr and Buuck – an army of two
And though they also knew burning, knew crumpled bags of Frito-Lay corn chips drifting through the air, knew sacks pulled out of one’s pants or pulled down over one’s head, knew bending their torsos at 90-degree angles, knew holding out their arms to be strength tested, and though they knew desire, raw and furious, knew … Continue reading Spahr and Buuck – an army of two
2 Outstanding Upcoming Readers, 2 Amazing Poems
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
Juliana Spahr’s “Response”
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”
Spahr – then, there, now
"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
Gentle, Juliana Spahr
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
March 22 – Writers Read presents 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
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