A highly informal poll of readers of this blog finds they miss the news roundups, so, they’re back. Americans still apparently practice “shunning”. James Franco will star in a film about Allan Ginsburg’s “Howl”, perhaps making his life as an MFA student dovetail with his film career perfectly. Or not. Senator Ted Kennedy would like [...]
February 22, 2009
AWP 2009
1. In the aftermath of this AWP conference, I hear about people who saw me from afar or through a window or, like I saw Nina McConigley, through a taxi window, as she stood on the corner of Wabash and looked out over my head. I pounded at the glass futilely, while my friend in [...]
