“A Spoken Word Album? You’re Joking, Right?”
No, we're not joking! Really. Local Philadelphia rock veterans Marc Hildenberger and Dave Young recorded Ernest Hilbert reading sixteen poems they selected from his first book, Sixty Sonnets, and then, being utterly… Read More
“Charles Baudelaire: ‘The Albatross'” by Paul Muldoon
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Paul Muldoon was given an American Academy of Arts… Read More
Ernest Hilbert’s New Book All of You on the Good Earth Now Available!
All of You on the Good Earth, Ernest Hilbert's second full-length collection of poetry, is now available from Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes and Noble, Powell's Books, The Book Depository, Tower Books, BookADDA… Read More
“At the 100th Anniversary of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association at the Royal Geographical Society” by Ernest Hilbert in the New Issue of Southwest Review
Begun in 1915 and located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Southwest Review is the third oldest, continuously published literary quarterly in the United States. Selections from Southwest Review have been… Read More
“The Museum of Obsolescence” by Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is the author of three books of poetry: The Body's Question (2003), which won the Cave Canem prize for the best first book by an African-American poet; Duende (2007),… Read More
Upcoming Poetry Readings at Penn Book Center on University of Pennsylvania Campus
Support local bookstores! Support local poets! … Read More
“St Brenhilda on Sula Sgeir” by David Wheatley
David Wheatley’s latest poetry collection is A Nest on the Waves (Gallery Press). His poem Air Street Fugue appears in the downloadable version of The Burning Bush 2.… Read More
“Antler” by John Clegg
John Clegg grew up in Cambridge and currently lives in Durham, where he is completing a PhD on the Eastern European influence in contemporary poetry. A selection of his poetry was included… Read More
“The Envelope, Please” by Ernest Hilbert
"The Envelope, Please" first appeared in BEET magazine and appears in Ernest Hilbert's new collection All of You on the Good Earth. … Read More
“Our Sorrows” by Julia Holter
Directed by Naomi Yang of Galaxie 500 and Damon & Naomi, the video for "Our Sorrows" finds Julia Holter winding a miles-long string maze. From the album Ekstasis. ©2012 RVNG Intl. www.igetrvng.com… Read More
“Andy Kaufman” by Exploding World
Single from Exploding World's first full length album. … Read More
“Zeus Couldn’t Keep It In His Pants”: A Pie-Chart Breakdown of Causes of Drama in Greek Myths
Yeah . . . pretty much sums it up. … Read More
“My Socks Hate Each Other” by Ross Sutherland
Ross Sutherland was born in Edinburgh in 1979. He was included in The Times’s list of Top Ten Literary Stars of 2008. He has three collections of poetry: Things To Do Before… Read More
How Do You Know a New Album is Coming out in Philly? It’s on the Walls: Short Doc about Kurt Vile’s Upcoming Album
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Poor Pluto, no Longer a Full-Fledged Planet, but It’s Got More Moons than We Thought, and You Can Help to Name One!
Astronomers have now identified two more bodies orbiting Pluto, P4 and P5 for the moment. The SETI Institute is holding a vote on the names of the two new moons. Head on… Read More
“Cat and Mouse” by Ted Hughes
"Whether he wrote poems about the farm, or wild birds and animals, or birthday masques for Royal occasions, Hughes had the same spontaneity of craft which came from some inner joy in… Read More
Watch Video of Paul Siegell Reading at Penn Book Center
I stopped by the Penn Book Center this past Sunday to check out Paul Siegell and Laura Spagnoli read poems old and new. Kristy Pucci took this video of the local poet… Read More
“Who Killed Bambi?” by Quincy R. Lehr
Quincy R. Lehr's new collection, Shadows and Gifts, his first since 2012's Obscure Classics of English Progressive Rock, sees Lehr adopt a more visceral tone as he faces off against the economy,… Read More
“It Begins and Ends with You” by Suede
We loved 'em back in the 90s, and it seems they're back for another round. Check it out. … Read More
“Gone Tomorrow” by Lambchop
Official music video, taken from the album Mr. M, out now on Merge Records - http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=834 Featuring JOCEPHUS and WOLFIE D Special thanks to TONY FALK and the STADIUM INN Directed and photographed by ZACK… Read More
“A Life” by Sylvia Plath
For a "free form" class project in senior year I did a quiz show-style performance piece based on her life ("Ted Hughes cheated on Sylvia Plath: True or False?") and my final… Read More
Plot-oon, a Short Film by Chris Butcher
A battalion of toy soldiers traverses the dangerous landscape of a garden vegetable patch . . . … Read More
“A New Life” by Jim James
From Jim James' solo debut Regions of Light and Sound of God.… Read More
“Lydney Idylls” by Edward Clarke
Edward Clarke tutors visiting students in English literature at St Catherine's College, Oxford University, UK. He has publishedwork in the Wallace Stevens Journal, and contributed to Essays and Reflections on John Berryman… Read More
Cynthia Brings Us “SEX SEX SEX” including Explication vie Sexuelle des Escargots
Yes, just in time for Valentine's day, a post all about explicit sex...… Read More
“An Hour with an Etruscan Sarcophagus” by Jill McDonough
Pushcart prize winner Jill McDonough's first book of poems, Habeas Corpus, was published by Salt in 2008. The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fine Arts Work… Read More
Cynthia Explains How the Boring Conference Fails for Second Year in a Row
I think this goes to the very principal of life itself: if you are interested, truly interested in something, anything, even the most common thing that you can imagine, you will be… Read More
“Toynbee Tile at Sixth and South Streets, Philadelphia” by Ernest Hilbert
My poem "Toybee Tile at Sixth and South Streets, Philadelphia" appears in the new issue of the Philadelphia literary magazine Apiary. With audio!… Read More
ERNEST HILBERT BOOK AND ALBUM RELEASE PARTY, PHILADELPHIA EDITION
Come help us celebrate the release of a new book and album by Philadelphia author Ernest Hilbert. Saturday, March 16th, 8PM, Fergie’s Pub (Upstairs, of course!), 1214 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA… Read More