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Brian Bouldrey
Chicago, IL
Brian Bouldrey is the author of 7 books and teaches writing and literature at Northwestern University.
Interests: Don Martin's comic book noises, JoAnne Worley's "Whoopee", Ronald Firbank's fluffernut novels, honky tonk (Red Meat), opera (Britten), rock and/or roll (The Pixies), Truffaut's "400 Blows", Joe Dante's "Gremlins 2: The New Batch", Calatrava's bridges, Le Corbusier's Habitacions, cafeteria Catholicism, frisbee liberalism.
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Oh,thank YOU, Jane, and if readers suspect a little bit of logrolling, you're probably right--take a look at the conversation I had with the most enthusiastic of us all, Jane, Jane:
http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2011/09/best-american-poetry-interview-a-conversation-between-brian-bouldrey-jane-hirshfield-pt-1.html
Commented Dec 13, 2011 on THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 1 by Brian Bouldrey at The Best American Poetry
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 1 by Brian Bouldrey
Humility, Concentration, and Gusto. Okay, Mostly Gusto. Poetry is a serious subject. But I am not a serious poet. I am not a poet at all. I am a reader of poetry. Don’t get me wrong: I studied poetry and wrote poetry. Alan Shapiro was once my mentor, and he wrote on a poem, “Brian, this i...
It was my pleasure! Let's do it again some time. Meanwhile, all my eyes are on Jericho Brown and his postings! Thanks to everybody who put up with me!
Commented Dec 11, 2011 on THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 7 by Brian Bouldrey at The Best American Poetry
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 7 by Brian Bouldrey
7 All Right, That’s Enough When I was a kid, one of the albums in my parents’ record collection was Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream and Other Delights”. I would sit listen to it and stare at that cover, the lovely lady Redi-Whipped into a strumpet parfait (incidentally, that was shaving cream on...
I'm glad--Creeley and his big g-d car and you are a couple of my favorite enthusiasts! MAAAHK WEH-BAH!
Commented Dec 10, 2011 on THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 5 by Brian Bouldrey at The Best American Poetry
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 5 by Brian Bouldrey
5. This Posting is Ruskin-Free Here is a story from my life as a teacher at a university with very serious students. Since I've gotten everybody into a churchy mood, I will step into the posting pulpit. Enthusiasms 5:1-8 And it came to pass in those days that one of my disciples, one of those ...
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 7 by Brian Bouldrey
Posted Dec 10, 2011 at The Best American Poetry
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 6 by Brian Bouldrey
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As the kids these days say, "LOL", Shelley. It's a good idea, but who will fetch me my coffee?
Commented Dec 8, 2011 on THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 5 by Brian Bouldrey at The Best American Poetry
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 5 by Brian Bouldrey
5. This Posting is Ruskin-Free Here is a story from my life as a teacher at a university with very serious students. Since I've gotten everybody into a churchy mood, I will step into the posting pulpit. Enthusiasms 5:1-8 And it came to pass in those days that one of my disciples, one of those ...
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 5 by Brian Bouldrey
Posted Dec 8, 2011 at The Best American Poetry
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Honey Badger Don't Care: New Modes for Nature and Environmental Writing
Posted Dec 7, 2011 at The Best American Poetry
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 4 by Brian Bouldrey
Posted Dec 7, 2011 at The Best American Poetry
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Yes, yes! This is a thing I'm getting at--it's that "sunglasses on" posture that inevitably ossifies into something creeky and merely ironic (and I think we can all agree that there's a big difference between "irony" and "merely ironic"). Enthusiasm is nude waterskiing and Byron with a hangover so bad he has to write "We'll go no more a-roving" about it and liking both language poetry and formal poetry.
King David would have loved the internet.
Commented Dec 7, 2011 on THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 3 by Brian Bouldrey at The Best American Poetry
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 3 by Brian Bouldrey
3. No Pain, No Gain Okay, so what if we just say “enthusiasm” is not the most serious part of making or observing art? I am as guilty as anyone of pushing the serious aspect of art. When I speak of my principle influences as a writer, I say Iris Murdoch, or John Ruskin. But what I really want ...
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 3 by Brian Bouldrey
Posted Dec 6, 2011 at The Best American Poetry
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 2 by Brian Bouldrey
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 1 by Brian Bouldrey
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