“Eternal Farewells (I)” by Adam Fitzgerald
"Even at the age of seventeen, Fitzgerald was suspicious of the status of meaning in poetry—especially the sort that came from the “art as uplift” crowd—and rightly so. This was before he… Read More
E-Verse Equinox Reading Series Presents Daisy Fried, Kim Bridgford, Laynie Brown, and Paul Siegell in Philadelphia
E-Verse Equinox Reading Series, Hosted by Ernest Hilbert September 18th, 7PM, FREE! Upstairs at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-928-8118… Read More
“Protector #2 Your Personal Amulet” by Laynie Browne
Ron Silliman has commented on Laynie Browne’s book Daily Sonnets that “It’s a stunner and a delight. A pure dose of heady oxygen . . . an icon for the generation of… Read More
“WE ALL GOTTA LIVE HERE/ GOTTA LIVE ONE HERE” by Paul Siegell
Avant-garde critic Vladimir Slender-Hedge remarked on Paul Siegell’s book wild life rifle fire that “we find DaDa dynamite and typographical talismans freshened by a poet whose native gifts imbue this exciting work… Read More
“Autumn’s Author” by Andrew Hudgins
“Recklessness and rigor, in equal measure, mark the stirring poetics of Andrew Hudgins in this fine new book. Hudgins can wrestle a rhyme scheme into submission with one hand tied behind his… Read More
“Song of the Devil” by W. H. Auden
"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh." - W. H. Auden… Read More
“STRONG GRAPHIC NON-STOP LANGUAGE [SIC]”: LIMITED EDITION SIGNED POSTER ADVERTISING RED HEN IN NYC, AUTUMN 2013
Limited edition poster for the Friday September 13th Red Hen reading at KGB Bar in New York City, featuring poets Ernest Hilbert, Matthea Harvey, and Brenda Shaughnessy, hosted by Kate Gale, one… Read More
“To My Twenty-Three-Year-Old Self” by Brenda Shaughnessy
Brenda Shaughnessy is the author of Interior with Sudden Joy (1999), Human Dark with Sugar (2008), winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets, and Our Andromeda (2012).… Read More
“We Almost Revel in Their Destruction”: Apiary Magazine Reviews Ernest Hilbert’s All of You on the Good Earth
"Hilbert’s poetic prowess shines brightest when his lines are coated in darkness."… Read More
“The Kitchen Weeps Onion” by James Arthur
"That feeling of becoming a new person in a different place, even if it's an illusion, is intoxicating to me, and always has been. I love writing about places, but only places… Read More
Father John Misty Covers the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize?” for The Onion’s AV Club
Yeah, he kinda kills it. Great song. … Read More
“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
“Kissinger at the Louvre (Three Drafts)” by Daisy Fried
Joyce Carol Oates describes Daisy Fried’s poetry as “fluid and quicksilver as life seen close up. Here is an original voice: provocative, poignant, and often very funny.” Fried is the author of… 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
“Homosexuality” by Henri Cole
"It is bracing to watch a writer find the right relationship between the subject matter urgent to him and a style that evolves to meet the needs of that subject. In this… 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
“Summer Holiday” by Robinson Jeffers
". . . a poem / Stuck in the world's thought . . ."… Read More
“In the Mushroom Summer” by David Mason
David Mason’s books of poems include The Buried Houses (winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize), The Country I Remember (winner of the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award), and Arrivals. His… 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
“Woman in the I-65 Rest Stop” by Juliana Gray
"Juliana Gray . . . is a beautiful and keen poet. My word, a gifted vision, almost egoless and yet fullhearted." - Barry Hannah … Read More
“Never Got, and Never Thought” from Nomina by Karen Volkman
Karen Volkman’s first book, Crash’s Law, was a National Poetry Series selection, published by W.W. Norton in 1996. Her second book, Spar, received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin… Read More
“Thank God for the Sinners” by Ty Segall
Song from LP/CS/CD "TWINS", available from Drag City. Directed by Matt Yoka, produced by Alex Westmore. Director of Photography, Seth Hagenstein.… 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