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Monthly Archives: December 2013
The Final Bakesale
The Final Bakesale by Sonya Huber Al Gore did not invent global warming or PowerPoint (I don’t think). He did make a movie about global warming using PowerPoint. And some say it was dull. I was so shaken by it … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Al Gore, Creative Nonfiction, Global warming, Ohio State University MFA
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: FRANCESCA BELL
By Francesca Bell: I LONG TO HOLD THE POETRY EDITOR’S PENIS IN MY HAND and tell him personally, I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to pass on this. Though your piece held my attention through the first few screenings, … Continue reading
Posted in Francesca Bell
Tagged American Poetry, Feminist Poetry, humor, Laughter, Literary Editors, Occasional Poetry, Poetry
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A Review of Patrick Lawler’s Rescuers of Skydivers Search Among the Clouds
A Review of Patrick Lawler’s Rescuers of Skydivers Search Among the Clouds by Jennifer Dane Clements Not long ago I saw a photo collection: Two brothers who took one picture every year in the same month, the same pose. They … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: FRANK MATAGRANO
AUDITING THE HEART By Frank Matagrano One mother who owned the sea, one father who walked on water, and in a row boat, one brother who believed marriage meant becoming the roof over a woman’s head. A room for the … Continue reading
Where Is the Million Hoodie March for Renisha McBride?
Where Is the Million Hoodie March for Renisha McBride? by Zerlina Maxwell It’s been two weeks since the unnecessary and untimely killing of Renisha McBride. On November 2, the unarmed 19-year-old who was in search for help after a car accident in the … Continue reading
A Review of Kathryn Levy’s Reports
A Review of Kathryn Levy’s Reports by Susan Hankla In her first book of published poems, Losing the Moon, Kathryn Levy devised settings for each of her speakers to inhabit, so that we saw the edginess of a rooftop, right … Continue reading
Posted in At the Margins, Poetry, Review
Tagged At the Margins, Kathryn Levy, Losing the Moon, New Rivers Press, Poems, Poetry, Reports, Review, Susan Hankla
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: KRISTIN GEORGE BAGDANOV
WE DISSOLVE SEPARATELY By Kristin George Bagdanov In the beginning was the word, was the breath that shaped it, the mouth that cupped the breath and the body that made it. I am merely flesh, remaking myself every seven years. … Continue reading
Posted in Kristin George Bagdanov
Tagged American Poetry, Biblical Poetry, Love Poetry, Midrashic Poetry, Poetry
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Guy Davenport: A Tribute
Guy Davenport: A Tribute by Vincent Czyz Dropping Guy Davenport’s name—even among the literati—often results in little more than “Sounds familiar …” or “Didn’t he write …?” To me, that is almost as tragic as the loss of the author … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Uncategorized
Tagged American Literature, Guy Davenport, Harmony, MacArthur fellow, Short Fiction, Tribute, Vincent Czyz
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An Open Letter to Charlotte Raven about My Footwear and My Feminism
An Open Letter to Charlotte Raven about My Footwear and My Feminism By Kirsten Clodfelter Dear Charlotte, I appreciate that you have words of wisdom to share with the next generation of “hip” young feminists as we get dressed each … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Feminism, Kirsten Clodfelter
Tagged Anita Hill, Betty Friedan, Charlotte Krolokke, Charlotte Raven, Danica Patrick, discourse, Dr. Marten, Eve Ensler, Fashion, feminism, Feminist Times, gender, Gender Studies, high heels, High-heeled footwear, inclusive feminism, Kirsten Clodfelter, male gaze, Miley Cyrus, objectification, Open Letter, parenting, Second-wave feminism, shoes, Third-wave feminism, Wendy Davis
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The As It Ought to Be Archive 
Gawker is Defending Snark and It’s Such a Good Feeling To Explain Why They Are Wrong
Gawker is Defending Snark and It’s Such a Good Feeling To Explain Why They Are Wrong by Allan Mott This past Thursday, Gawker published an essay by Tom Scocca entitled “On Smarm.” And while it spends a lot of time discussing this titular subject … Continue reading →