Jacket #38

Excellent article on Jack Spicer and print culture by Graham Foust in Jacket #38. Here's a taste:

"As in a detective story, the reader is incorporated into Spicer’s poems, and it seems that Spicer’s ideal reader is one who is able to rewrite, recreate, and continue the textbook rather than follow it to the letter. Spicer’s electric poetics aren’t a power trip, as he maintains that even the poet herself remains only a co-author. This process is impersonal, as is Poe’s, but Spicer’s impersonality goes one step further into the Outside by insisting that metaphors are not for readers or writers, that they are not, in fact, “for humans” (Vocabulary 300). Spicer does not seek to predetermine his effects, but rather is affected and afflicted by ghostly figures; in turn, he sounds the stories of these invasions."

And if this gets you going, then be sure to check out Mr. Foust's reading on Thursday December 3 at Studio One Arts Center. To read more information about the upcoming reading and an interview with G. Foust, there's more here.

Poetry at Studio One!

Back Room Live at Pegasus

Went to reading last night at Pegasus in Berkeley: Valyntina Grenier, Lucas Champagne, Sara Mumolo, Jack Morgan, and Janet Hardy. Clay Banes hosted and was charming as usual. Valyntina sang, Lucas laid down lonely truths, Jack mentioned craigslist and flaneurs, Sara was subtle and wry, and Janet memoir-ed about heels and scary-sex.

Valyntina


Lucas


Sara


Jack


Janet


Bought: 19 names for our band byjibade-khalil huffman.

Jack and I decided that high-fives should replace hugs at these sort of events--they're more authentic.

Poets in the East Bay!

So my pal Clayton runs a terrific series at a great bookstore (see below). Just check out the following line-up!

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PEGASUS BOOKS DOWNTOWN
2349 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 649-1320
http://claytonbanes.blogspot.com/

All readings at 7:30PM.

Sunday, September 9: Nathaniel Tarn and H.C. ten Berge.

Friday, September 28: Parthenon West Review Issue Five launch. Wine and cheese.

Saturday, October 13: Gloria Frym, Ethan Paquin, and Chad Sweeney.

Monday, October 15: Adam Clay and Alex Lemon.

Tuesday, October 16: Daniel Machlin and Brent Cunningham.

Thursday, November 1: Joshua Clover, D.A. Powell, and Juliana Spahr.

Tuesday, November 6: Joseph Lease and Lisa Robertson.

Thursday, December 6: Monica de la Torre.

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