Monthly Archives: April 2009

This guy used to make copies of my poems from graduate school and make fun of them. And now he’s a critically acclaimed novelist!

Meet John Wray nee Henderson. Ten years ago, he used to go to the same New York-based MFA program as I did. (Hint: it has the word “University” at the end.). He’s a big-time novelist now. But back in the … Continue reading

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Thursday, April 16: It’s the Solid Gold McCrackens!

Our Poetry in Performance class is slated to rock Dan Wilcox‘s Third Thursday Reading Series at the Social Justice Center on Thursday, April 16. And we’re the headliners! And you are all invited to come! Sign up and read. Here’s … Continue reading

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I am loving reading–or, rather, loving the line drawings in–The People’s Common Sense Medicine Adviser, in Plain English. Here are three choice line drawings. There’s plenty more where that came from.   From DanielNester.com

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This Friday: Yes, Reading!

FRIDAY, APRIL 10th(promptly) @ 7 p.m.:YES, READING!@ Townshend Park Bakery/Cafe238 Washington Avenue(between Henry Johnson and Lark)Albany, NY SHANE JONES is the author of Light Boxes, a novel in which a team of balloonists fight a war against February, and of … Continue reading

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Just up on Linebreak: "Caddyshackesque."

“Caddyshackesque,” a sonnet of mine written several eoins ago and that centers around my Shakespeare studies critique on my favorite movie of all time, is just up on Linebreak, a super online literary magazine. It’s read by Shin Yu Pai. … Continue reading

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