James Fenton and Durs Grünbein at the 92nd Street Y
James Fenton will be introduced by Richard Howard. Durs Grünbein will be introduced by Michael Eskin, who will also be reading English translations of Grünbein’s work.… Read More
Two Advent Poems by James Matthew Wilson
James Matthew Wilson teaches in the Department of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions at Villanova University and is an editor of Front Porch Republic (frontporchrepublic.com). He has published many essays, poems, and reviews,… Read More
“Hymn to Aphrodite” by Sappho, translated by William Hyde Appleton
Come then now, dear goddess, and release me . . .… Read More
“ROSA” by Jesús Orellana
"ROSA is an epic sci-fi short film that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where all natural life has disappeared."… Read More
E-Verser Cynthia Sends in Her Seasonal Picks
"Here are my kick-off picks for Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanza!"… Read More
How Many Bookshelves Does a Man Need to Be Happy?
You will never really have enough. … Read More
It’s Official: This is the Worst Music Video of All Time
The blog Dangerous Minds asks "could Alternate Reality’s 'The King That Never Was' be the worst song and music video of 2011? You tell me. The video starts out with the aesthetic… Read More
“The Dead” by Mina Loy
"Loy has been labelled a Futurist, Dadaist, Surrealist, feminist, conceptualist, modernist, and post-modernist. Experimenting with media in her artwork, she moved from oil to ink by World War I, then lighting fixtures… Read More
“Mobius,” a Short Film by Vincent Laforet
A short film about a photojournalist who stumbles upon a cartel execution and supernatural events in the the "Zone of Silence" in Mexico. Starring David Lyons, Luis Moncada, Edward Mora, and Marco… Read More
“Evening Solace” by Charlotte Brontë
"Averse to personal publicity, we veiled our own names under those of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell; the ambiguous choice being dictated by a sort of conscientious scruple at assuming Christian names… Read More
“A.D. Blood” by Edgar Lee Masters, from Spoon River Anthology
"Of course what made Spoon River Anthology immediately popular was the shock of recognition. Here for the first time in America was the whole of a society which people recognized - not… Read More
from “Jacques Lipchitz” by Paul Siegell
Created entirely in Microsoft Word, Jacques Lipchitz is a book-length visual poem built upon typographical recreations of the sculptor's biography and works. Known as one of the twentieth century's major artists, Jacques… Read More
“Framed”: A Neat Little Twilight-Zonish Film Shot Entirely on an Iphone 4S by Mael Sevestre
Thanks to Andrew for sending this one in. … Read More
“Glorious First” by Ernest Hilbert in American Arts Quarterly
American Arts Quarterly is available free of charge to artists, scholars and related professionals. … Read More
What America’s Got Talent Should Be Like: Warning, Much Pain Self-Inflicted by Participants
Ouch! These guys are tough as nails. And they know nails!… Read More
“Dusting” by Marilyn Nelson
“She is moral, loving, visionary … Reading her work is as much a lesson in history and in human nature as it is a lesson in poetry.” - Joyce S. Brown… Read More
“Thanks” by W. S. Merwin
"In his elusive pallors, Merwin sometimes comes near a flawless balance of cadence and meaning." - Helen Vendler… Read More
The Coolest Thing Involving Birds that You Will See Today: “Murmuration” a Short Film by Sophie Windsor Clive
This is a must for bird lovers as well as students of gas and cloud theory and those with an interest in hive minds or collective consciousness. … Read More
“A Pot Poured Out” by Samuel Menashe
"Although his poems appeared with some regularity in journals like Partisan Review and The New Yorker, he wrote and lived as a bohemian, and throughout his career encountered difficulties in finding a… Read More
Novum 11/11: The Making of the Famous Magazine Cover, a Must See for Graphic Designers
This video shows the cover design for the latest issue of German graphic design magazine Novum from first idea to finished product. Designed by Paperlux, the tactile cover, inspired by the designs… Read More
“Orts” by David Yezzi
“David Yezzi’s finely-tuned meters make the sound of New York now: a generous, disabused intelligence holding its nerve as nonsense and brutality build at the line’s edge, and the consolations of the… Read More
“Android Dreams” by Samuel Cockedey, a tribute to Ridley Scott and Vangelis
"A tribute to Ridley Scott and Vangelis, whose atmospheric work on Blade Runner has been a huge source of inspiration in my shooting time lapses, as well as for entire generations of… Read More
“The World is Too Much with Us” by William Wordsworth
"Wordsworth changed forever the way we view the natural world and the inner world of feeling. He also connected the two indivisibly. We are his heirs, and we see and feel through… Read More
Nostalgic for Typewriters, Ribbons, and Clacking Keys But Still Love the Ease of Editing on Computers? Your Wait is Over
"The USBTypewriter™ is a new and groundbreaking innovation in the field of obsolescence. Lovers of the look, feel, and quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards… Read More
“Money Is Also a Kind of Music” by Jason Guriel
"I hope that what distinguishes me is that people think my poems are entertaining. To that end, I try to get down to the business of entertaining the reader as quickly as… Read More
“BUNGA-BUNGA” by Quincy Lehr
A brand new poem from one of our favorite young New York poets. … Read More
“Hottentot Venus” by Cathy Park Hong
"Cathy Park Hong's first book, Translating Mo'um was published in 2002 by Hanging Loose Press. Her second collection, Dance Dance Revolution, was chosen for the Barnard Women Poets Prize and was published… Read More