After my first year of teaching undergraduate composition at a state university, I have discovered a new pet peeve. Really, the term “pet peeve” doesn’t quite do my frustration justice, but it will have to do for now. Here it is: I can’t stand it when cynical, jaded teachers rant about students not reading enough [...]
Archive for April, 2009
29 Apr
Shout Out: Caleb Das on How to Save Lit Mags
Caleb Das, a fellow student in the Rutgers-Newark MFA program, recently had an article published in the Huffington Post regarding the challenges being faced by literary mags and what we can do to save them. Great guy. Great article.
Here’s a just a taste:
Getting people to click the first time is easy. Getting them to click [...]
29 Apr
Poet Spotlight: Some Questions for DeLana Dameron
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, DeLana Dameron recently published her debut collection of poems, How God Ends Us, which was selected by Elizabeth Alexander as the fourth annual winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize. Delana is a graduate of UNC – Chapel Hill and currently resides in New York City.
Here’s Part One of [...]
9 Apr
Out & About: Queer Poets at Rutgets University – Newark
If you are in the Newark area next Thursday, head over to Paul Robeson Campus Center @ Rutgers – Newark. I will be reading some work with other gay poets to celebrate RU’s Pride Week. So, come on out – it’s a celebration.
Where: Rutgers – Newark: Paul Robeson Campus Center
When: Thursday, April 16 @ 6:00 [...]
9 Apr
Out & About: Cave Canem Reading This Friday
If you’re in the NYC area and looking for something cultural to ge into, consider this. I will be there.
Cave Canem and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop invite you to join program curators Tracy K. Smith and Tina Chang for an evening of exceptional poetry and music with Sapphire, Jessica Hagedorn, Wayne Koestenbaum, Brenda [...]
2 Apr
And Here We Go…
It’s April, fool – which is to say, it’s the first day of National Poetry Month. No joke. Get excited.
I plan on celebrating poetry by writing a poem every day this month. (I get antsy just thinking about it, but it’s 2009: think BIG.) If you like, you can participate in the Poem a Day [...]
