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The New York Times calls Charles Bernstein "a writer who is accessible, enormously witty, often joyful — and even more evilly subversive"; a writer whose poetry is filled with "documentation, commemoration, celebration, satire, theory mongering, genuine sentiment." We at Writers Read are proud to call him our upcoming guest. WHEN: Friday, October 26, 2012, at … Continue reading THIS WEEK: Charles Bernstein at Concordia University

(Photo by Cecilia Gronberg) If poets are said to be “painters with words,” then Charles Bernstein would surely moonlight working in a custom frame shop. With samples lining the walls—from the gaudiest fake-gold scrollwork to the most austere black lacquer finish—I imagine him testing the clients’ nerves by frantically holding every outlandish sample to the … Continue reading Charles Bernstein Selects His Poems

for Gabriele MintzAs Billy goes higher all the balloonsGet marooned on the other side of theLunar landscape. The module’s broke—It seems like for an eternity, but who’sCounting—and Sally’s joined the MooniesSo we don’t see so much of her anyhow.Notorious novelty—I’d settle for a goodCup of Chase & Sand-borne—though whenThe strings are broken on the guitarYou … Continue reading “Gertrude and Ludwig’s Bogus Adventure” by Charles Bernstein

"We are most familiar with our estrangement; it is our home ground." Read more of Charles Bernstein's "Manifest Aversions, Conceptual Conundrums, & Implausibly Deniable Links" from Poetry magazine and then mark your calendars for October 26th at 3PM. CHARLES BERNSTEIN When: Friday, October 26, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. Cost: Free (open to the public) Where: J.A. de … Continue reading A Manifesto by Charles Bernstein

Kraus's occasionally terse style, her use of time and place and lexicon and architecture and cultural mood in place of communications or feelings is a new language. A non-emotional language for emotions. I want to tell her thank you, and mazel tov. - Lisa Carver, The Globe and MailBe sure to catch the inimitable Chris Kraus today at … Continue reading Today: Chris Kraus at Concordia

(photo by Daniel Marlos) The world that you describe in Summer of Hate is so regularly overlooked, not only in fiction but also in art and other forms of cultural production. Discover what overlooked world Chris Kraus explores in Summer of Hate and more about Kraus' approach to writing in an interview with Giampaolo Bianconi of Rhizome. … Continue reading Exploring Bludgeoned Subjectivity: Talking to Chris Kraus

To celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving, head over to BlazeVOX for a bizarrely inventive, gustatory ode to Charles Bernstein by Geoffrey Gatza, a poetic chef who imagines having Bernstein over to Thanksgiving dinner. Charles Bernstein will be at Concordia University for a public reading on October 26th at 3PM. And to help make the Thanksgiving cheer last … Continue reading Writers Read wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving