* check out this new review of Tyrone Williams’ ON SPEC at ARCH JOURNAL read it here. excerpt: In the introduction to Blues People, Amiri Baraka identifies the acquisition of English as “one beginning of the Negro’s conscious appearance on…
New Link: Eleven Eleven Journal
*check out the new issue of ELEVEN ELEVEN! Eleven Eleven is a biannual journal of literature and art based at California College of the Arts. The aim of the publication is to provide a forum for risk and experimentation and…
Poetry: Sarah Mangold
*Bright Fruit My inflection but it’s her sewing machine the original address contained walk from it a trick is the book the essence of the trip impersonating Arkansas They could summon only you moving furniture against the walls he refrained…
Poetry: Stephen Vincent
*from Sleeping With Sapphoby Stephen Vincent 4. ]heartless ]tentative ]I will not ]not for you ]darkness ] ]the footfall ] ]pure crimson ] 9. ] ] ] ]thoughtless]her sandals]]double-knotted]17. ]sleep ]without a face ] ] if yes, spring ]birth ]…
Bay Area Lit Scene: Moe’s Books
* Reviews Editor: Meg Hurtado The Scoop: Location: Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704Main Store: (510) 849-2087Open 10am – 10pm every day Curator: Owen Hill Parking/Transportation: Wherever you can get it. There’s a garage at roughly Telegraph and…
Bay Area Lit Scene: Studio One
* Welcome to the Omnidawn Blog’s first Bay Area Lit Scene Feature, which will provide our readers with a report of exciting poetry readings in the Bay Area. These features are edited by Omnidawn intern, Meg Hurtado. Editor Bio: Meg…