Monthly Archives: January 2011

some good books

Posted on January 26, 2011 by snavejc

Reviewer and critic Scott Esposito asked me awhile ago for a list of books he should read to become more conversant with contemporary poetry. As we were on a plane at the time I didn’t give it an incredible amount … Continue reading →

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nbcc

Posted on January 24, 2011 by snavejc

The National Book Critics Circle Award finalists are out for 2010, and the poetry list is great: Anne Carson. Nox. New Directions Kathleen Graber. The Eternal City. Princeton University Press Terrance Hayes. Lighthead. Penguin Poets Kay Ryan. The Best of It. Grove C.D. Wright. One … Continue reading →

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crap don’t float

Posted on January 20, 2011 by snavejc

An interesting article (via Silliman) about how the digital age is going to be the downfall of poetry. I say interesting not because I actually agree with the article, but because I think it totally misses the mark (and seems … Continue reading →

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political rhetoric as fault

Posted on January 12, 2011 by snavejc

We should not wait until violence comes to question our rhetoric—the way Sarah Palin talks is problematic not because it is an incitement to violence, but because it is wholly wrong all by itself. Continue reading →

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thoughts on the downfall of detroit

Posted on January 3, 2011 by snavejc

A really devastating selection of pics from inside caving-in buildings in Detroit on The Guardian’s website got me thinking how sadly doomed for repetition in other cities the situation there is. I’ll admit that I know almost nothing about the … Continue reading →

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