poetry collection

POETRY FRIDAY Getting a glump in your throat

I'm beginning to feel a personal connection to Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies, and not just because I attended the fancy launch party last week. A quick rewind: it's Shel Silverstein's...

POETRY FRIDAY Getting a glump in your throat

I'm beginning to feel a personal connection to Don't Bump the Glump!: And Other Fantasies, and not just because I attended the fancy launch party last week. A quick rewind: it's Shel Silverstein's...

Book Review: Teeth by Aracelis Girmay

Teeth is, whatever one's stylistic preferences, an important collection of poems. Girmay's is a bold and fresh voice in poetry. Aracelis Girmay's poetry collection, Teeth, though rather new on...

It's a boy...

I haven't posted a blog in a couple of days. That's because I haven't really felt like I had something interesting to say. Right now, I don't either. But I want to share something. Take note that I...

To Do: Bangles, Ridgemont High, Poetry

· Music round-up: Sea Wolf and Midnight Movies at the Hammer; Chromeo at Echoplex; The Bangles at House of Blues; Say Hi To Your Mom at the Knitting Factory. · The Aero hosts a special...

New Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - "The Bank"

Social Scene siren Emily Haines gave her impressive CV some extra padding with last year's Knives Don't Have Your Back, essentially her solo debut, fronting the Soft Skeleton. "The Bank" is track...

Interview: Luis Rodriguez and Tia Chucha -- Casting A Giant Shadow

Luis J. Rodriguez has emerged as one of the leading Chicano writers in the country with ten nationally published books in memoir, fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and poetry....

Book Review: Book of Mornings, Raúl Niño, and The Perfect Moment by Raúl Niño

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. --Rumi (1207-1272 CE) It isn't often that you find an author who isn't clamoring for publicity, or take himself too seriously. Imagine my...