“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
“Pirate’s Life” by We Cut Corners
As simple as it looks. The entire video is hand-drawn, frame by frame, with markers on paper.… Read More
“Days of 1987” by Christopher Bakken
Christopher Bakken’s second book of poetry, Goat Funeral (Sheep Meadow, 2006) was awarded the Helen C. Smith Memorial Prize by the Texas Institute of Letters for the best book of poetry published… Read More
Eating The Hottest Pepper in the World, The Bhut Jolokia (Naga Ghost Chili)
Do not try this at home, E-Versers!… Read More
“Landscapes: Volume Two” by Dustin Farrell
"Landscapes: Volume 2 is the second of a three part series (probably). Every frame of this video is a raw still from a Canon 5D2 DSLR and processed with Adobe software. In… Read More
“Death by Aesthetics” by Mona Van Duyn
"Characterized by candor and compassion, Van Duyn's poetry depicts the pleasures and drudgeries of middle-class American life, an approach that at its best becomes an exploration of the spiritual and psychological dimensions… Read More
“S*&t!”: Periodic Table of Swearing
Clay produced the interactive Periodic Table of Swearing for Modern Toss. It was built in our Hoxton Street studio during our summer holidays. It's constructed from over 100 buttons, CNC'ed and laser… Read More
“My Blackberry Is Not Working!”: Soooo Dumb it Actually Works
Thanks to Andrew for sending this one in. … Read More
“I Am Very Bothered” by Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage (b. 1963) burst onto the poetry scene with Zoom! in 1989 and quickly established himself as the most high-profile poet in the group dubbed "The New Generation." … Read More
“The Sun Underfoot Among the Sundews” by Amy Clampitt
"The recipient in 1982 of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and in 1984 of an Academy of American Poets Fellowship, [Clampitt] was made a MacArthur Prize Fellow in 1992. She purchased a small house… Read More