Monthly Archives: July 2014

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: JOANNA FUHRMAN AND TONI SIMON

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

By Joanna Fuhrman and Toni Simon: from FRIEND OF THE DEAD from HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU? from THE RULER OF RUSTED KNEES Selections from “Friend of the Dead” originally appeared in Paperbag, selections from “How … Continue reading →

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A Review of Carrie Oeding’s Our List of Solutions

Posted on July 25, 2014 by aiotb

A Review of Carrie Oeding’s Our List of Solutions by Angie Mazakis In a January 2010 blog post at HTMLGIANT, Elisa Gabbert, with the help of Mike Young*, cataloged popular “moves” in contemporary poetry, and the list, which is singular … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: KATIE WOODZICK

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

YEARNING By Katie Woodzick She delivers my sloe gin fizz and her slim hips testify to an ecstasy that has not yet been experienced. I want to trace the subtle protuberances of her hip bones (ghost-like, merely a suggestion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Katie Woodzick, Saturday Poetry, Saturday Poetry Series | Tagged American Poetry, Love Poetry, Poetry, Romantic poetry, Sensual Poetry | 1 Comment

ALFRED CORN: Two Poems and a Micro-Interview

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Okla Elliott

Unions is Alfred Corn’s eleventh book of poems. He has also published a novel, Part of His Story; two collections of essays; and The Poem’s Heartbeat (Copper Canyon Press, 2008), a study of prosody. For his poetry, he has … Continue reading →

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A Review of Kieron Gillen’s The Wicked + The Divine

Posted on July 16, 2014 by aiotb

A Review of Kieron Gillen’s The Wicked + The Divine By Tini Howard The Wicked + The Divine, written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Jamie McKelvie, has a lofty title. Convinced the phrase originated from Dante or Milton or … Continue reading →

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Everyone is Guilty of Something

Posted on July 14, 2014 by John Unger Zussman

Everyone is Guilty of Something By John Unger Zussman Stories are transformative. They have the power to change our minds and open our hearts, to help us experience the world through other eyes and walk a mile in other … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: RACHEL MENNIES

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

By Rachel Mennies: AMIDAH FOR TEENAGE GIRLS We said it Friday nights in unison: blessed is Abraham, Isaac, patriarchs whose weight we felt against our chests, Jacob, whose brother filled his mouth with the sand of hate, who split sisters … Continue reading →

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A Review of Leah Umansky’s Don Dreams and I Dream

Posted on July 9, 2014 by aiotb

A Review of Leah Umansky’s Don Dreams and I Dream by Sarah Marcus As a binge watcher of the television show Mad Men and as a feminist reading through a feminist lens, I was interested to discover the manner in which Leah Umansky would address … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: LAURA E. DAVIS

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Sivan Butler-Rotholz

By Laura E. Davis: ATTITUDES TOWARD SEX THE BOYS ARE ALWAYS TALKING about their cocks, naming names—Rebecca, Elizabeth, Ashley—we see these girls all lined up, waiting to admire the boys’ cocks. And the boys talk about size of their cocks, … Continue reading →

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Franz Douskey: A Micro-Interview and Three Poems

Posted on July 4, 2014 by aiotb

Franz Douskey has published in Rolling Stone, the Nation, New York Quarterly, The New Yorker, and Las Vegas Life. His readings and travels with such notables as James Dickey, Allen Ginsberg, Ai, Charles Bukowski and F. D. Reeve are … Continue reading →

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