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Interview: Douglas Piccinnini (by Rob Crawford)

In this third and final installment of poets/reading series interviews, I speak with Douglas Piccinnini (photo, right, by Stephanie Thompson), founder of the CROWD reading series. Topics include starting a reading series to bring poets to you, Douglas's secret past... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Tom Blood and Marriage Publishing House(by Rob Crawford)

"I write every day, on a good day, for more than ten hours. I have always had low-impact, get-by jobs and relish unemployment and am comfortable in poverty. I remember near the end of the sky position I had crazy... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Interview: Chris Hosea (by Rob Crawford)

In the second installment of our poets/reading series interviews is Chris Hosea. He and Cecily Iddings are married poets who publish the poetry newsletter The Blue Letter, which has recently been expanded into a reading series as well. We discuss... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Interview: Steven Karl (by Rob Crawford)

On a busy, damp evening this week I interviewed by phone or in person three prominent younger New York poets who also run poetry reading series—Steven Karl, Douglas Piccinnini, and Chris Hosea. Enjoy the interviews, and it's been a pleasure... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Musings (by Rob Crawford)

Posted Apr 16, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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"When that I was and a little tiny boy" (posted by Rob Crawford)

When that I was and a little tiny boy, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain, A foolish thing was but a toy, For the rain it raineth every day. But when I came to man’s estate, With hey,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Thanks for your comment. There is certainly some controversy surrounding the recording, and your link looks like a helpful resource on this. I should note for readers though that the Walt Whitman Archive features the recording: http://whitmanarchive.org/multimedia/index.html

Commented Apr 14, 2011 on Walt Whitman Reads "America" and Gets Naked (by Rob Crawford) at The Best American Poetry

Walt Whitman Reads "America" and Gets Naked (by Rob Crawford)

What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than with Walt Whitman reading from his poem "America." (First four lines are preserved; click through for poem text.) He reads so slowly! And afterwards, he gets naked. America Centre of equal... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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The Revisionist by Douglas Crase & Landlocked by Mark Ford (by Rob Crawford)

Here we'll look at two important books of poetry that share the unlikely status of being unavailable from an American publisher. Firstly, Douglas Crase's The Revisionist is a truly exceptional collection of poems. When published by Little, Brown in 1981,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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KGB – Matthew Zapruder & Eileen Myles (by Rob Crawford)

Excellent readings at KGB tonight by Matthew Zapruder and Eileen Myles. An especially full house listened to their work with close attention—prompting Zapruder to note in appreciation between poems, "I really like how quiet it is in here. A lot."... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Harold Bloom's "The Anatomy of Influence" (by Rob Crawford)

Friday afternoon I dropped by McNally Jackson to find Anatomy of Influence on the shelf at last, a book I’ve been looking forward to for over a year. As Bloom’s student and friend, I’ve often wondered at the shift from... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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This week's events (by Rob Crawford)

Hi everyone -- below are some event highlights for the week. Monday KGB Bar – Matthew Zapruder and Eileen Myles Poetry Project – Rachel B. Glaser & Amy Lawless Tuesday New York Public Library – The Little Magazine Yesterday, Today,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2011 at The Best American Poetry

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Rob Crawford is now following The Typepad Team

Apr 10, 2011