Category Archives: Literary

The Next Big Thing

I was tagged by Arielle Guy, inspiration extraordinaire… What is the working title of the book? The Aeneid. Unsolicited blurb: “Better than the original…” –Publius Vergilius Maro Where did the idea come from for the book? I was studying Latin … Continue reading

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kadar koli no. 8: “dystranslation”

After the enthusiastic response to last year’s “violence” issue of kadar koli—featuring contributions from Joyelle McSweeney, Richard Owens, Rob Halpern, Julie Carr, josé felipe alvergue, Maggie Nelson, Diane di Prima, Emily Critchley, Justin Katko, Shin Yu Pai, Gloria Frym, Daniel … Continue reading

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Ballads by Richard Owens

Habenicht Press is pleased to announce the publication of Richard Owens’ Ballads. Comments on Owens’ poetry: John Latta on various ballads: “Balladeering as a form of community-making, or communally-made lament for community: Owens’s seem a matter of reassembling pieces, somber, … Continue reading

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Announcing Kadar Koli #7: On Violence

A special issue devoted to the question of violence, inspired by conversations in Sous les Pavés, Damn the Caesars, and elsewhere surrounding protest movements worldwide over the past year, as well as violence within poetic language and poetry movements. Essays … Continue reading

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Seven Deadly Sins at a Poetry Reading

We’ve all done it. Given a reading and realized afterwards that we might have left a bad taste in the mouth of the audience, due to an unseemly gaffe or boorish behavior. Here’s a list of Seven Deadly Poetry Reading … Continue reading

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Interview with Arielle Dym Guy

Three Geogaophies: A Milkmaid’s Grimoire is Arielle Guy‘s first full-length book, published this time last year from Dusie Press (and available here). She has also been part of Dusie Kollektiv for the past three years, making poetry postcards, M iss … Continue reading

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Interview with Susan Briante

Susan Briante, whose second book Utopia Minus is now available from Ahsahta Press, recently visited Buffalo, where she gave a reading at our house (part I is above; part II can be viewed here). Her first book, Pioneers in the … Continue reading

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