“The Graduate” by Kim Bridgford
Jay Parini has written that Kim Bridgford’s “work is rigorous and memorable, full of linguistic surprises and emotional twists that suggest, as she says, that there is an art in learning how… Read More
“Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City”: Cynthia Visits AC Before Departing for LA
"Before leaving for my new California home, I had the chance to do one more classic Philly tradition, going to AC for the weekend. This time it was… Read More
“Sabrage!” Ernest Hilbert Opens Bottle of Champagne with a Sword
Hilbert’s Second / First Camera: Patrick McCuen Still Photography: Theresa Mercadante Safety Staff: Margaret Tolland and Ann Drourr Editing: Paul Fleming Champagne: Mumm Napa, Brut Prestige, Napa Valley Music: Peter Tchaikovsky, “1812 Overture,” finale… Read More
“Nude on a Horsehair Sofa by the Sea” by Matthea Harvey
“Harvey’s poetry becomes a glass through which we can perceive, darkly, an even greater darkness.” - David Orr… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads with Brenda Shaughnessy and Matthea Harvey at KGB in New York City
Red Hen in New York City, Fall 2013 Ernest Hilbert with Matthea Harvey and Brenda Shaughnessy, hosted by Kate Gale September 13th, 2013, 7PM KGB Bar 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003… Read More
V from “Glanmore Sonnets” by Seamus Heaney
"He made each of us feel connected, not only to him but to one another." - Paul Muldoon… Read More
Blade Runner as an 8-Bit Video Game, Because, Why Not?
Very cool for those who grew up playing these sorts of games. We add Star Trek at the bottom for good measure. And Iron Man. And . . . Anchorman!… Read More
“Don’t Look Down!”: The Bridge on the Island of Russkiy
This video is NOT recommended for anyone with even the smallest fear of heights. Thanks to E-Verser Andrew for sending this one in. … Read More
“The Adrenaline Is the Problem”: Chess Boxing!
You've got to be tough AND smart to be in this kind of sport!… Read More
Listen to Ernest Hilbert’s Elegies & Laments on Spotify
“Amazing and innovative . . . The music is variegated and fascinating, by turns vicious and lovely . . . [it does] what art should do: change things. Elegies & Laments will… Read More
Since It’s August, and We’re Lazy, Here’s a Video of a Tabby Cat Playing with Dolphins: Arthur, Shiloh, and Thunder
Thanks to E-Verser Dr. Dan for sending this one in. … Read More
All of You in the Classroom: Teacher Copies of Ernest Hilbert’s Collection All of You on the Good Earth
Since my publisher is kind enough to offer complimentary desk copies as well as deeply discounted examination copies for teachers , I'd be remiss if I failed to let E-Verse readers know.… Read More
“All Poets are Young Poets”: Alex Green’s Signed Letterpress Broadside of an Unpublished Seamus Heaney’s Poem
"Triptych" by Seamus Heaney: A previously unpublished poem, signed by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney. Handset on Rives BFK in Centaur in an edition of 26, of which 18 are made available for… Read More
A Vesper for Mr. Bond? A Mint Julep for Daisy Buchanan? How about a Moloko Plus for Alex, our favorite futuristic thug from A Clockwork Orange? Big Chart of Cocktails from Films and Books
We've made some Vespers here at the rare books firm. Now we have some others to try. Check out this chart, and enjoy. … Read More
“I Don’t Know Why They Call this Stuff Hamburger Helper. It Does Just Fine by Itself, Huh?”: Everyone (in the US) Have a Great Fourth of July Weekend, from All of Us at E-Verse!
And don't blow your fingers off with fireworks!… Read More
Three Upcoming Readings for Ernest Hilbert in Three Cities and a List of Past Readings for Reference
Stop by one of these if you are in Philadelphia, New York City, or . . . Crested Butte, Colorado, home of "extreme" sports.… Read More
Pew Research Center Says People Under 30 Still Read Books!
Just as libraries are rushing to rid themselves of physical books as fast as possible, a new report shows that they might want to slow down. People who read on tablets still… Read More
Larkin on the Walk of Stars: A Dispatch from Coventry
British E-Verser Dr. Dan visited Coventry this past weekend and sends in a picture of poet Philip Larkin's star on the walk of fame there.… Read More
Books Contain 50% More Interesting Words Than Television Shows and Other Reasons Why Reading and Writing Really Screw With Your Brain
This visual account of brain activity associated with reading and writing is quite worthwhile and revealing. Poets, novelists, essayists: pay particular attention to the part about cliches. Studies show that cliches do… Read More
E-Verse Heavy Metal Air Dancer!
You know those air dancers, the big plastic tube men that flap around and dance in front of car dealerships and discount furniture warehouses? Well, Lynn and I found ourselves passing one on… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads from All of You on the Good Earth at the New Jersey Poetry Festival
Ernest Hilbert Reads "Sunrise with Sea Monsters" and "Cover to Cover" from All of You on the Good Earth at the Tenth Annual New Jersey Poetry Festival, May 19, 2013. … Read More
“The State of Poetry Wants to Know. I Want to Know!” Geoffrey Hill’s Highly Amusing Oxford Professor of Poetry Lectures
The English department at Oxford University has generously posted Hill's recent lectures online as free podcasts. The hour-long lectures are far more lively, amusing, and, at times, riotously funny than one has… Read More
Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “Between Sides Seven and Eight of Die Walkure” in the Summer Issue of Listen! Magazine
Listen: Life with Classical Music is North America’s classical music magazine covering people, places and events; recommendations of recordings, books, and film; and all the many ways our lives are touched by… Read More
“EACH CLIMBER BRAND NEW IN HIS SKIN”: ANNOUNCING THE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF THE THIRD COOPERATIVE FINE-ART BOOK BY DAVID YEZZI AND ERNEST HILBERT
This delightful handmade concertina book extends vertically to reveal two poems about mountains, one each by David Yezzi and Ernest Hilbert. Only twelve copies available for sale at $30. … Read More
“The Ungrateful Garden” by Carolyn Kizer
"We cannot do without Kizer and never could." - Los Angeles Times… Read More
RIP Ray Harryhausen, Maker of Monsters and Gods
He was the first great special effects master. He made the skeletons dance, the Cyclops stalk, the saucers fly. He dazzled our Saturday afternoons and stuffed our dreams with fantastic monsters, and… Read More
“PROUD WITHOUT COMPLACENCY, AUTHENTIC WITHOUT CHEAPNESS”: CHRISTOPHER BERNARD REVIEWS ALL OF YOU ON THE GOOD EARTH
Critic Christopher Bernard reviews Ernest Hilbert's latest collection All of You on the Good Earth over at Synchronized Chaos. … Read More
“The Choir” by Jeff Holt
There is a good deal of darkness in Jeff Holt's poems, yet his sprightliness of language and his gift for form can make them an invigorating experience for the reader. - Richard… Read More
Colors of Penguin (Books, That Is): Orange for Fiction, Green for Crime . . .
Over the years, many of us have fallen in love with the simple but effective book cover designs of Penguin publishers. However familiar they may seem, there might be a few things… Read More
Ernest Hilbert Reads at Legendary Dante Hall in Atlantic City
Just behind the colossal casinos that loom and brood in cold fog from the ocean, tucked away on Atlantic Avenue, is the famous Dante Hall, where Aubrey Rahab Gerhardt continues her incredibly… Read More