What is the origin of the political phrasing: “[Name of politician] for [name of state or country]”? I was thinking about this when looking at the banner at the top of Ron Silliman’s blog entry yesterday: not “Pennacchio for U.S. Senate,” for instance, but “Pennacchio for Pennsylvania.” (I imagine in this case Pennacchio is taking advantage of the fact that…
Greetings, with Shameless Plug
Hello all. I’m rather amazed to report that the U of T’s spring term is over, which might mean–could it be?–occasional reappearances in blogland by me over the next few months. If you’re wondering what I’ve been up to, you might check out the new issue of Chicago Review, which in addition to much fine work by and on Canadian…
Glencoe’s Favorite Son
Why this should stir me out of my shell, I don’t know. But so I get this email announcement: Poetry Foundation PresentsArchibald MacLeish’s JB A Staged Reading Produced by Bernard Sahlins CHICAGO —The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is pleased to announce a staged reading of Archibald MacLeish’s JB produced by Bernard Sahlins. This is the fourth production in…
Hats Off
Wherever We Put Our Hats # 3 docks this week. Dana WardClayton A. CouchHeather BrinkmanRodrigo ToscanoValzhyna MortMatt TurnerKristin PrevalletAnne Boyer 4, 5, or trade
Tory Tuesday
Hello there, (sort of) Conservative Canada.
Contemporary Poetry: Write That Syllabus!
Look out world: next year they’re letting me teach contemporary poetry. Here’s your chance to write my syllabus. Okay, more precisely: The course is called “Contemporary Poetry in English,” which would seem to include writing from any country except Canada–not that Canadians don’t speak English, but that there is already a separate full-year course on modern Canadian poetry. It’s a…
From the Reader’s Guide
Americans are often criticized for being ignorant and indifferent to cultures that exist beyond their own. To what extent do you believe this is true? Where does the tension in this story lie? Did you guess the outcome? Have you ever witnessed or participated in this kind of aggression against a group of people in your community? What was the…
APIA Blogs
New link: the APIA Blog Network, which collects feeds from a range of Asian American blogs.
Happy New Year, all. Seems the holidays aren’t really so good for blogging: even less likely than usual that I’ll be sitting in front of my computer for more than 15 minutes at a time. The first week of term is perhaps not the best time to go into the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, whose basement warren is claustrophobic enough on…
Via angry asian man: a review by Marianne Villanueva of three Asian American poets: the cool restraint of Chang, the impetuous rush of Linmark, the searing honesty of Lee.