Friday
Jan182008
Thursday
Jan172008
Poetry in Translation seminar
Thursday 17 January, 2008 From Archive of the Now: 'Reading for the Poetry in Translation seminar, to be held on Saturday, 19 January 2008 from 2-4pm in the Senior Common Room of the Queen's Building, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS.' Link
Thursday
Jan172008
Wednesday
Jan162008
alansondheim.org
Wednesday 16 January, 2008 'Please read - These files are remnants, residue, of larger works such as Trilby, 35 minutes in length. The still images are used in video; the .mov files are chained together, modified; sound is added.' Lots to look at. Link thanks to Ross Kerr
Tuesday
Jan152008
How2: Long Poems ::: Major Forms
Tuesday 15 January, 2008 You wait two months for a How2 update and then two turn up at the same time. Typical. 'The University of Sussex’s School of Humanities, in conjunction with the Centre for Modernist Studies, invites submissions for papers to be given at the following conference, scheduled for Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th of May 2008: Long Poems ::: Major Forms This conference seeks to address the contemporary relevance of the long poem: how has it evolved, what standing does it currently hold, and who are now its readers? Papers should be no more than 20 minutes in length, and calibrated towards generating wider discussion. Please send a 250-word abstract, along with a brief biographical note by 1st March 2008 to thelongpoemconference@sussex.ac.uk. We will send out notifications shortly thereafter.' Link
Monday
Jan142008
nicolasound
Monday 14 January, 2008 John M Bennett, Allen Revich and Nicolas Carras sodding about with washing machines, among other textures. Link via Crag Hill's poetry scorecard
Sunday
Jan132008
Keitai fiction
Sunday 13 January, 2008 'When Satomi Nakamura uses her cellphone, she has to be extra careful to take frequent breaks. That's because she isn't just chatting. The 22-year-old homemaker has recently finished writing a 200-page novel titled "To Love You Again" entirely on her tiny cellphone screen, using her right thumb to tap the keys and her pinkie to hold the phone steady. She got so carried away last month that she broke a blood vessel on her right little finger. "PCs might be easier to type on, but I've had a cellphone since I was in sixth grade, so it's easier for me to use," says Ms. Nakamura, who has written eight novels on her little phone. More than 2,000 readers followed her latest story, about childhood sweethearts who reunite in high school, as she updated it every day on an Internet site.' Link
Friday
Jan112008
Something for the Weekend: Maccy E's
Friday 11 January, 2008 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhizo7KrZrw&rel=1&border=1] thanks to Gemma
Thursday
Jan102008
How2: Call For Submissions on the work of Caroline Bergvall
Thursday 10 January, 2008 Our How2 RSS feed was broken so we didn't notice this. Luckily there's still time: 'Call For Submissions on the work of Caroline Bergvall (EDITED WITH AMENDED PROPOSAL / SUBMISSION DATES) As part of our Spring 2008 issue, we invite submissions of critical work in relation to the poetry of Caroline Bergvall. We would welcome critical essays and close readings of her work. Issues to consider might include performance and performance-writing, gender, sexual poetics and queerness, languages and plurilingualism, and the relationship of her work to other art forms. Please see How 2 for submission guidelines. Submissions to be sent to sophie_amelia_robinson[AT]yahoo.co.uk. EDIT: PLEASE NOTE NEW DEADLINES FOR PROPOSALS AND SUBMISSIONS: Deadline for proposals: 1st December 2007 Deadline for submissions: 31st January 2008'