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apology

I feel like I owe surrealism an apology for the lame critique in yesterday’s post … this post is an attempt at reparations … Gioia’s essay on Tate and “American Surrealism” ignores the political...

american surrealism (tate)

James Tate and American Surrealism, an essay by dana gioia Delighted to find this essay online after stumbling onto it in the library and neglecting to check out the book. Points that stuck with...

notebookery

notebookery, by Andrew T. McCarter (via www.impassio.com) He began by dating the entries in his journal, then numbering them consecutively, then simply calling them “sun” or “moon.” Blogging software would not support without customization....

on vacation

Packed: Roethke on poetry & craft “City Lights Anthology” Journal with the beetle on the cover Colored pencils Annual report, Berkshire Hathaway Catalog with shoes I want to order Checkbook and calculator Enigmatic smile

rooms in the news

New Frida Kahlo clothing, artifacts discovered Exciting news! But leads one to wonder – how could they lose a large collection of clothes and artifacts in a house/museum? And in other domestic news: Mona...

placecards

Ran across Gary Mex Glazner’s blog, Make a Living as a Poet. I am not quite extroverted enough to ever hope to make a living as a poet. But I find myself often thinking...