At AWP David Rigsbee gave me a copy of his 2011 collection, The Pilot House, on the cover of which is Jill Bullitt’s ghostly painting, “War Dead.” No wonder this book took the Black River Chapbook Competition. The poems within... Read More
I went to an off-site reading this evening given by an MFA program and two small presses, New Rivers and White Pine. It was at Blackie’s bar not far from the conference hotel and the readers were wonderful. The crowd... Read More
On a Bed of Gardenias: Jane & Paul Bowles, Karren Alenier’s sixth collection of poetry, unfolds the exotic love story of Jane Auer and Paul Bowles, two American expatriate writers considered to be the precursors of the American Beats. Karren’s... Read More
12/25/11 This is the time of year when everyone’s making Best Of lists from the past year. My list for the year includes We, the Animals by Justin Torres, and Hotel Utopia by Robert Miltner, two books that run many times deeper than long, each... Read More
Time seems to be telescoping at the moment–it’s taken me three days to get this uploaded, so please forgive that some of it’s a little dated. 10/15/11 Kattywompus authors are up to some great stuff, which I’ll update here soon.... Read More
9/29/11 Rosh Hashana can be loosely translated as “head of the year.” I’m working here at the wompus today, on the Jewish New Year, and if there is any truth to the notion that where you place your energy at... Read More
9/15/11 Chris Howey’s book launch Monday night at Dobama Theater was so much fun. Forty or fifty people turned out to support and celebrate her new collection, If You Should Find Yourself Submerged In a Pond Under Ice. Ever the... Read More
Duotrope does not list Kattywompus Press. If you’re one of the many writers who utilize their site for submissions, you won’t find us. I’d submit a listing, but Duotrope does not include in publications listings any publisher that charges the... Read More
8/11/11 I don’t know anybody who believes we live in a post-racial society. Ariana Huffington’s got all the usual statistics to contradict that notion of post-discriminatory life, in the blog where she kicks off a new section of the Huff... Read More