“Not the Song, But After” by Nicholas Friedman
Nicholas Friedman’s poetry has appeared in several journals in the U.S., England, and Ireland. Newer work has appeared or is forthcoming in PN Review, American Arts Quarterly, The Sewanee Theological Review, Birmingham… Read More
“The Duel at Blood Creek” by Leo Burton
Vimeo Staff Pick Audience Choice Award DC Shorts Film Festival 2011 Audience Award Vancouver DSLR Film Festival 2010 Best Film Judges Choice Iron Mule Film Festival 2011… Read More
“Find” by Gerry Cambridge, from His New Book Notes for Lighting a Fire
". . . the best of [Cambridge’s poems]—many more than a handful—have a brand of slow, ruminative wisdom that sets him apart from most of his contemporaries. His poetry has something of… Read More
Full Service: Bethany Breaks Down the Services of One of the Greatest Pimps of All Time (OBVIOUSLY Not Safe for Children)
So recently, the book Full Service by Scotty Bowers was published. In it Bowers claims that from the mid-1940s until the 1980s, he was basically a pimp for the rich and famous… Read More
Cynthia Talks about (R)everse Mode
Do you secretly want to be a subversive street artist but worry about getting in trouble, check out this style: reverse graffiti. English artist Paul "Moose" Curtis came up with… Read More
Excerpt from “The King” by Ben Mazer in the Debut of The Battersea Review
BEN MAZER was born in 1964 in New York City. Lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Studied with Seamus Heaney and William Alfred at Harvard University. Studied with Christopher Ricks, Geoffrey Hill, and Archie… Read More
“It Was the Beginning of the Rout of Civilisation, of the Massacre of Mankind”: Check Out the Covers for EVERY Edition of War of the Worlds Ever Published
Perhaps you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But you may judge its many covers!… Read More
Holy Death! Rancid Zombies! Holy Tendencies . . . Wait, What?: Heavy Metal Band Name Generator
What's your heavy metal band's name? … Read More
Nimoy and Hendrix? Sagan and Dalai Lama? HST and Depp? Pure Awesomeness
What happens when Cormac McCarthy and Werner Herzog hold a conversation about God, the Universe, and Everything? Man, to be an insignificant fly on that wall. . . … Read More
Help a Young Person Grow Up to Be a Professional Book Nerd: Send ‘Em to the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar!
More than 2000 students have graduated from the seminar since its inception, many of whom have gone on to become prominent members of the bookselling community.… Read More
“Sylvia’s Death” by Anne Sexton
"She drew her poems from a great depth in herself, and they continue to stir us...Her voice remains a distinctive one in American poetry of the past half century." - J.D. McClatchy… Read More
“Thoughts of a Solitary Farmhouse” by Franz Wright
Franz Wright's collections of poetry include: Wheeling Motel (Alfred A. Knopf, 2009); Earlier Poems (Random House, 2007); God's Silence (Alfred A. Knopf, 2006); Walking to Martha's Vineyard (Alfred A. Knopf, 2003) which… Read More
“Special Effects” by Lee Hall
A funny look at the use of "special effects" in video, music, and elsewhere in our lives. Thanks to Andrew for sending in. … Read More
“As Is” by Nicholas Friedman
Nicholas Friedman’s poetry has appeared in several journals in the U.S., England, and Ireland. Newer work has appeared or is forthcoming in PN Review, American Arts Quarterly, The Sewanee Theological Review, Birmingham… Read More
“Those are Livingstones, I Presume”: Cynthia Tells Us About Some Unusual Plants
The New York Botanical Gardens has such an array of unusual plants. One species that really intrigued me is something called "living stones" or very as they are scientifically known, … Read More
“Jules Verne” by Joel Allegretti
Joel Allegretti (www.joelallegretti.com) is the author of four collections of poetry: Europa/Nippon/New York: Poems/Not-Poems (Poets Wear Prada, 2012); Thrum (Poets Wear Prada, 2010); Father Silicon (The Poet’s Press, 2006), selected by The… Read More
“Customer Service” in the Rare Book “Business”: Ten Steps to Success!
Oh, so you want to buy one of my books, eh? Who do you think you are? Get outta here!… Read More
“Sonnet 96” by John Berryman
“We must travel in the direction of our fear.” ― John Berryman… Read More
“[In Colorado, In Oregon, upon]” by Joshua Beckman
Joshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and earned his BA from Hampshire College, where he studied poetry and the art of the book. He is the author of five books… Read More
“Wm. James Still, Drowned”: an Experimental Short Film by Judith Redding, Inspired by Ernest Hilbert’s Poem “William James Still,” from His Collection Sixty Sonnets (Not Safe for Children)
"Ernest Hilbert’s elegiac sonnet about a drowned relative provides a startling metaphor for this meditation on suicide. Initially, I considered a very literal interpretation of this sonnet, including putting an actor in… Read More
“Olsen Olsen” by Sigur Rós
Dua tiga kucing berlari, mana nak sama si kucing belang, dua tiga boleh kucari, mana nak sama si adik seorang.… Read More
Paris Review Interview Live with Legendary Poet James Fenton
Winner of both the Queen's Gold Medal and the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, Fenton has given readers some of the most memorable lyric verse of the past decades, from the formal skill… Read More
“Lover of Mine” by Beach House
Some dream pop for Monday morning. And check out their new album, Bloom. … Read More
“Assassinating Satires”: Ernest Hilbert Introduces Quincy Lehr
“Gifted with truly biting wit, Quincy R. Lehr is equal parts Beau Brummel and Jacques Brel, Lord Byron and John Dryden, Bob Dylan and Lenny Bruce. He is an Augustan satirist, of… Read More
“The Horses” by Ted Hughes
"Hughes is a vigorous poet – nothing languid about him, and the muscle of his language lifts the ordinary or overlooked experience, turns it about, holds it up to the light, carries… Read More
The Trustworthiness of Beards, an Infographic
I believe mine falls in the area between very trustworthy and mildly trustworthy. How about yours? … Read More
“How Can I Sue Satan?” Cynthia Explains Why We Love Reference Librarians
We all know how amazing reference librarians are. Their ability to point us in the right direction on a myriad of things is nothing short of miraculous. However, they do… Read More