Burroughs on his Buddies
Oh, well, this morning with sun out & snow on the ground here in Nueva Iork, some nostalgia: Burroughs talking about meeting Ginsberg & Kerouac way back when — actually, when I was 2…
An Iceberg the Size of Luxembourg
As I am from Luxembourg, I well know how small a country it is — and yet, it is a country with all that entails, and so it has a size that is both geological and human, and thus Hannah Devlin’s Times newspaper headline & article strikes a deep chord: Antarctic spits out iceberg the size of Luxembourg by Hannah Devlin An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has split … Read more An Iceberg the Size of Luxembourg
Charles Bernstein Interview
Much enjoyed the Chicago interview Charles Bernstein gave to Daniel Benjamin for the Chicago Weekly while in that town a week. or two ago. Below, a short extract. Go here to read the whole shmear/schmier (which may be a Yiddish word in New York, but where I come from it is Letzebuergesch and refers to a really mighty slice of bread with butter and whatever else you like on … Read more Charles Bernstein Interview
Private Library's Introduction to Arab Literature
Just came across this series of blog entries by L.D. Mitchell on his Private Library blog, and this sequence on Arabic Literature — start here with # 1 — is a fine introduction with many links (though mainly to wikipedia entries) for further reading. Some lovely images of books and ms. too. Worth checking out, even if the organization of the sequence is not easy to navigate.
The Musketeers Are Coming!
D’Artagnan 25th Anniversary Art Exhibition You are cordially invited to a reception with the Gascon artists Michel Calvet Nicole Peyrafitte Jean-Pierre Rives TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at THE WORLD BAR (reception) & DAG HAMMARSKÖLD PLAZA Complementary appetizers by d’Artagnan & Cash bar MICHEL CALVET & NICOLE PEYRAFITTE PAINTINGS AT: WORLD BAR AT THE TRUMP WORLD TOWER NEW YORK CITY’S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL COCKTAIL LOUNGE 845 United … Read more The Musketeers Are Coming!
Herzog on Eisner, Avatar, the Spanish Inquisition y mas…
signandsight just published the translation of an interesting interview (first in Die Zeit) with German movie-maker Werner Herzog; below, the opening paras — you can read the whole thing here. In fact, my favorite bit comes later in the interview, so I’ll reproduce it here, out of context, for the hell of it: “Herzog: I have absolutely no interest in psychology. Interviewer: Why not? Because I am convinced that … Read more Herzog on Eisner, Avatar, the Spanish Inquisition y mas…
10 Finalists for 3%'s 2010 Best Translated Book of Poetry Award
Three Percent, the University of Rochester’s “translation-centric Web site,” has announced ten finalists for its 2010 Best Translated Book of Poetry Award. The judges — Brandon Holmquest, Jennifer Kronovet, Idra Novey, Kevin Prufer and Matthew Zapruder — have selected the following ten books: Nicole Brossard, Selections. Translated from the French by Guy Bennett, David Dea, Barbara Godard, Pierre Joris, Robert Majzels, Erin Moure, Jennifer Moxley, Lucille Nelson, Larry Shouldice, … Read more 10 Finalists for 3%'s 2010 Best Translated Book of Poetry Award
Waterless in Gaza
One of many destroyed water wells in Gaza’s border regions. Via the Electronic Intifada, here is the opening section of a reportage on the situation in the Gaza strip. You can read the full article here. Israel bombs Gaza’s agricultural sector to the brink Eva Bartlett, The Electronic Intifada, 15 February 2010 “If we didn’t get the wheat planted today, we would not have had crops this year,” says … Read more Waterless in Gaza
Charles Olson @ 100: Post 1 of many
The first celebratory event of the year Charles Olson would have turned 100 happened — for me at least — a few days ago when the postman (& it took a big man, a big postman, one Olson’s father’s size, for it was heavy, the event) brought my copy of Les Poèmes de Maximus — complete! — translated into French by Auxeméry and published by La Nerthe, a smallish … Read more Charles Olson @ 100: Post 1 of many
Sioux Nation Asphixiated by Snow Storms
Massive Sioux Indian Reservation Battles Snow with Three Plows by Denis Campbell posted on Friday, 12 February 2010 on Russell Means As we have seen in the blizzards in Washington and New York, hundreds of crews of snowplows and front-end loaders work feverishly to open roads, airports, and railway tracks. But, what if you lived in the Cheyenne Sioux Indian Reservation of South Dakota and there were only three … Read more Sioux Nation Asphixiated by Snow Storms