August 22, 2017
Patricia Smith’s “Skinhead”
In light of the white hate and violence on recent display in Charlottesville, as the (still living) history of white supremacy and white nationalism rose up in (was it ever […]
July 26, 2017
NSFW: On “Hysterical Literature,” Leaves of Grass, and the Sexy Reading Movement
Somewhere in the foggy realm between performance art and porno, on a YouTube channel where a poem drives up page views, a woman reads aloud from a paperback book. She […]
April 3, 2015
Technical Difficulty
I’m excited to be blogging for The Kenyon Review, especially at the start of the much-anticipated and oft-maligned National Poetry Month. Personally, I love reading blog posts that serve as […]
November 18, 2011
The Breath Within Our Breath (On Poetry Readings)
Yesterday, as usual, my Facebook newsfeed was crowned with the day’s birthday exchanges and Facebook’s reminders to add my wishes to the walls of three or four friends. But just […]
September 22, 2011
Mix Tape: Genius (Comedy and Otherwise)
Ok, so you’re not a genius. Let that sink in for a minute. Now shake it off and enjoy reading about people who are. A laugh-out-loud funny look at the […]