Poetry Project's Newsletter #237
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THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Ted Dodson COVER DESIGN: John Passafiume POETRY PROJECT, Ltd. STAFF DIRECTOR: Stacy Szymaszek MANAGING DIRECTOR: Arlo Quint COMMUNICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR: Nicole Wallace ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT: Debora Ott MONDAY NIGHT COORDINATOR: Simone White WEDNESDAY NIGHT COORDINATOR: Ariel Goldberg FRIDAY NIGHT COORDINATOR: Matt Longabucco TALK SERIES COORDINATOR: Corrine Fitzpatrick BOOKKEEPER: Lezlie Hall VIDEOGRAPHER: Andrea Cruz ARCHIVIST: Will Edmiston INTERNS/VOLUNTEERS: Jim Behrle, Mel Elberg, Ashleigh Martin, Serena Maszak, John Priest, Douglas Rothschild, Katherine Taylor, Catherine Vail, and Kymberly Winchell BOARD OF DIRECTORS: John S. Hall (President), Katy Lederer (Vice-President), Carol Overby (Treasurer), Jo Ann Wasserman (Secretary), Gillian Mc- Cain, Camille Rankine, Jonathan Morrill, Todd Colby, Erica Hunt, Elinor Nauen, Evelyn Reilly, Edwin Torres FRIENDS COMMITTEE: Brooke Alexander, Dianne Benson, Will Creeley, Raymond Foye, Michael Friedman, Ted Greenwald, Steve Hamilton, Viki Hudspith, Siri Hustvedt, Yvonne Jacquette, Eileen Myles, Patricia Spears Jones, Michel de Konkoly Thege, Greg Masters, Ron Padgett, Bob Holman, Paul Slovak, John Yau, Anne Waldman, Hal Willner FUNDERS: The Poetry Project’s programs and publications are made possible, in part, with public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Depart- ment of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional support provided by the Axe-Houghton Foundation; Committee on Poetry; Dr. Gerald J. & Dorothy R. Friedman Foundation, Inc.; Foundation for Contemporary Arts; Jerome Foundation; Leaves of Grass Fund; Leslie Scalapino – O Books Fund; LitTAP; New York Community Trust; Poets & Writers, Inc.; Poets for the Planet Fund; Anonymous Foundations; Harold & Angela Appel; Russell Banks; Martin Beeler; Bill Berkson & Constance Lewallen; David Berrigan & Sarah Locke; Mei Mei Berssenbrugge & Richard Tuttle; Rosemary Carroll; Steven Clay; Todd Colby; Jordan Davis; Peggy DeCoursey; Don DeLillo & Barbara Bennet; Rackstraw Downes; Ruth Eisenberg; Ann Evans; Stephen Facey; Raymond Foye; Ted Greenwald & Joan McClusky; Mimi Gross; Phil Hartman; Anselm Hollo & Jane Dalrymple-Hollo; Ada & Alex Katz; Florence Kindel; Doris Kornish; Susan Landers & Natasha Dwyer, Katy Lederer; John Lewin; Kimberly Lyons & Vyt Bakaitis; Gillian McCain & Jim Mar- shall; Mark McCain; Thurston Moore; Jonathan Morrill & Jennifer Firestone; Elinor Nauen & Johnny Stanton; Hank O’Neal & Shelley Shier; Ron & Pat Padgett; Evelyn Reilly; Simon Schuchat; Kiki Smith; Sylvie & June Weiser Berrigan; The Estate of Kenneth Koch; members of The Poetry Project; and other individual contributors EDITORS EMERITI: Ron Padgett 1972–1973 / Bill MacKay 1973–1975 / Ted Greenwald 1975–1977 / Frances LeFevre 1977–1978 / Vicki Hudspith 1978–1980 / Greg Masters 1980–1983 / Lorna Smedman 1983–1984 / Tim Dlugos 1984–1985 / James Ruggia 1985–1986 / Jessica Hagedorn 1986–1987 / Tony Towle 1987–1990 / Jerome Sala 1990–1991 / Lynn Crawford 1991–1992 / Jordan Davis 1992–1994 / Gillian McCain 1994–1995 / Mitch Highfill 1995–1996 / Lisa Jarnot 1996–1998 / Brenda Coultas & Eleni Sikelianos 1998–1999 / Katherine Lederer 1999–2000 / Ange Mlinko 2000–2002 / Nada Gordon & Gary Sullivan 2002–2003 / Marcella Durand 2003–2005 / Brendan Lorber 2005–2007 / John Coletti 2007–2009 / Corina Copp 2009-2011 / Paul Foster Johnson 2011-2013 Copyright © 2013 The Poetry Project All rights revert to authors upon publication 汫漀氀漀 琀吀愀最愀氀漀最 kul 匀猀琀攀洀愀琀椀挀愀氀氀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 甀瀀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀猀 椀渀 琀 栀攀 瀀漀攀洀 瀀爀漀瘀椀攀猀 愀 瀀愀琀挀栀眀漀爀欀 漀昀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀椀爀挀氀攀 昀 漀漀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀渀 琀栀攀 戀漀 愀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀渀 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 瀀漀攀洀 爀攀猀椀猀琀猀 琀 栀椀猀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀 愀椀洀椀渀最 愀猀 椀琀 漀攀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀愀攀爀 猀攀渀猀漀爀 愀瀀瀀 愀爀愀 i m p e t u s tus, we are to hear and feel these words daggering at us, to feel them the mouth and gut. It is as While Diggs’ perfo汲椀欀攀 琀栀椀猀攀昀昀漀爀琀氀攀猀猀 愀渀 洀甀猀椀挀愀氀 攀愀挀栀 氀椀渀攀 猀栀椀洀洀攀爀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 愀 栀4...............Staff Letters: Stacy Szymaszek, Arlo Quint, Ted Dodson椀栀愀 琀 漀昀 猀氀氀愀戀椀挀 挀洀for which much of this language will be new and unexpfrom one t匠甀挀栀 眀漀爀 欀 椀猀 戀漀琀栀 瀀氀攀愀猀甀爀愀戀氀攀 愀渀 椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀 愀渀 琀栀愀琀 樀甀渀挀琀甀爀攀 洀愀欀 攀猀In 6...................Sleeping with French Philosophy: Chris Tysha recent presentation at the &Now FesDidesc 栀椀渀瘀攀猀琀洀a polyglot poetvoice to the range of languages that populate.Twis cl sensitive to our tendency to “other” and ost the the Resisting this orient takes an inverse t洀8............................... ..................Three Poems: Guillaume Apollinaire (trans. Ron Padgett)瀀栀漀渀 瀀愀爀愀 欀漀欠漀 椀 最愀洀椀 猀漀渀†瀀爀漀瘀椀椀渀最 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 眀栀 begbo’ok i constraintsa. pull out the constrain栍 愀氀攀12.............Andrew Durbin on Lucy Ives, Bernadette Mayer on Michael Ruby†椀 攀渀猀攀洀戀dig up the estaclo瑳漀 琀栀攀 琀maila’ halom pal 挀漀洀攀 The effect is symphoual interweaving of the lines, gray text and black provid 吠栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 氀椀渀攀 猀眀椀琀挀栀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 , and its translation feels almost plodd 13..........Matt Longabucco on Mario Santiago Papasquiaro, Laura Henriksen on Kimberly Lyonsjuxtaposi- tionof these words refused to , be subsumed into a single phrase. Rather than disciplining the language into “cor- rect” he reader’s throat. Not only does the poem refuse to t慡渀 bi戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 漀甀爀挀攀† 伀昀琀攀hen an English 14.......Jeff Nagy on Joe Luna, Amaranth Borsuk on LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs word appears in one of the leftmorro, or Spanish corollarye italicized line,†division “source” and漀 氀椀渀攀猀 攀瀀攀渀 漀渀 漀渀 攀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 昀漀15..........Ben Mirov on Brandon Downing, Alystyre Julian on Anne Waldmanbaba i kuga bur獳琀愀渀 栀攀爀 sumam潢瀀攀渀 漀甀爀 爀瀍愀猀琀漀 椀 昀椀爀攀昀put†愀氀椀琀愀to pa渀 琀栀攀猀 攀 氀椀渀攀猀 16.........Calendar of Events琀栀攀 吀愀最愀氀漀最 “to burst,” intercedes in the “transla- tion,” extendingde is translating which? The traffic goes both ways. As her notes indicate, language “phrase books” are a Diggs has notedher lanlay ofte普爀漀洀 愀 昀爀甀椀琀昀甀氀 洀椀猀爀攀愀椀, and the†瀀漀攀洀猀 愀爀攀 愀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀椀瘀攀 椀渀 愀 眀愀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀欀攀猀 琀栀攀洀 挀爀瀀琀洀椀最栀琀 最攀琀 氀 漀猀琀 氀漀漀欀椀渀20.........I Want to Reclaim Every Part of Living Including Illness and Death:We d, how nenotes to help us deci, like its own phrasthe an interview with Lisa Robertson langua. Her interweaving of te椀 最最猀†瀀爀 愀挀琀椀挀攀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 洀甀氀琀 E倀漀甀渀 眀栀漀translattans-lirefer line f.I睴漀甀氀 瀀攀爀瘀攀爀menPo眀攀爀攀 椀琀 渀漀琀 昀漀爀 栀椀Barbadian-inflected “damn right it’s betta than yours,” which opensod to the Kelis song that provides its title, but Diggs 26.................................. ..........................A Poem: Karen Lepriwinerode di pentame”昀吠漀 戀爀攀愀欀 琀栀攀 瀀攀 渀琀愀洀攀琀 攀爀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 昀椀heavinTwERKmotion, wearing away at her for“blocka bullet.The book眙漀爀 愠氀氀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀琀椀攀 戀愀愀渀琀漀 爀攀猀漀渀愀渀琀 l remains, / thby way of (auth呯栀攀 刀 攀一漀椀whose own ti愀洀 氀愀猀琀 琠栀攀 爀攀猀琀 吠栀攀 戀漀漀欀 漀攀猀渀琠 攀渀 眀椀琀栀 猀椀 氀攀渀挀攀 戀Tw 椀最最猀 氀椀瘀攀猀 甀瀀 琀漀31....Comics: Coffee Shop by Bianca Stone 愀渀琀漀 挀栀椀攀昀 眀椀猀栀tradition,” in sounds that surround us. After Stone Cold Poetry Moms by Jim Behrlereading, If Twerk is a dance that bounces and ripples, thatTwerkinbrings the racie慷 爀攀挀甀爀爀攀渀琀 最攀猀琀甀爀 攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 眀栀椀挀栀 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀 爀攀昀氀攀挀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 眀愀 戀漀椀攀猀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀 最攀渀攀爀 愀渀 爀愀挀攀 愀渀 琀栀攀 眀愀 琀栀攀 椀渀 琀甀爀on In densely-layered poems like “Sun椀最最猀 洀愀欀攀猀 昀爀攀焀甀old桳漀瘀攀湡 愀挀爀 昀漀爀洀 攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀 戀椀渀 栀 椀猀 瀀漀攀洀 漀昀 琀栀愀琀 渀愀洀攀 眀栀椀挀栀 愀漀瀀琀猀 琀栀攀 as its edevoted to dire吀眀攀, Latasha N. Nevada Di攀瘀椀攀眀攀 戀h Bo名栀攀 渀漀琀攀猀 琀漀 愀琀愀猀栀吀眀 are prefaced with a description of their Cover: Harwood, Lee. “Train Love Poem.” The World: A New York City Literary Magazine #5.medium, telling u爠栀椀渀攀Published July, 1967. 猀琀漀渀攀猀 愀挀爀氀椀挀 漀渀 瀀愀渀攀氀 欀渀椀瘀攀猀 洀椀 lustration paper on mylar, rubber tires, wood, metal, plastic,名栀椀猀 氀椀猀琀 椀猀 渀漀 洀攀爀攀 樀漀欀攀 渀 漀 琀漀渀最甀攀椀渀挀栀攀攀欀 愀最爀椀琀琀攀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 琀e the road. Aggressively p@ D F J L P R T V ¸` ð` ò` ’ ’ L“ N“ ì” î” Ÿ Ÿ nŸ pŸ 汫漀氀漀 琀漀 琀栀攀 吀愀kul 匀猀琀攀洀愀琀椀挀愀氀氀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 甀瀀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀猀 椀渀 琀 栀攀 瀀漀攀洀 瀀爀漀瘀椀攀猀 愀 瀀愀琀挀栀spi, but the poem resists this approach, aiming as it does at the ³ìôçàÙÕÙÕÑÕÑÕÉÕžÅų¯«§£Å£¯Ÿ›—›—“—›“›““—›“›“›“›ratus, we are to hear and feel these渀 the mouth椀欀攀 琀栀攀 氀椀瀀漀最爀愀洀洀愀琀椀挀 瀀漀攀洀猀 漀昀 栀爀椀猀琀椀猀 愀猀 洀甀挀栀 愀 lingu癩椀爀琀甀 愀猀 愀 戀攀愀爀攀爀 漀昀 洀攀愀渀o牦愀爀攀 瀀栀漀渀攀洀攀猀 椀渀琀漀 愀 戀攀愀 琀栀愀 In the land of Poetry Project, we start thinking Hello, dear reader of the Poetry Project News- about New Year’s Day in October. We barely no- letter. Another Dia de Muertos has passed. ...writing is as lonely tice the groups of people on haunted tours of the Each year it’s celebrated in our churchyard As a pile of shoes. Heaven is wingless and church grounds or the Day of the Dead celebra- cemetery with plenty of elaborate altars, far away, tion because we are fixated on how we can put sugar skulls, & marigolds. After pouring And there are no books that mention your together an Annual New Year’s Day Marathon some Cazadores on the ground for Mictecaci- name or mine. Benefit Reading, for the 40th time, that has every- huatl, Queen of the Underworld, we staff of thing people love about it but is always infused the Poetry Project take to planning our New - Frank Lima with surprising new energy. The Marathon is like Year’s Day Marathon in earnest. ⁐ a Bernese Mountain Dog that jumps up and puts It’s our biggest fundraising event of her paws on my shoulders. What a sweet beast. the year and we need lots of help to make Frank Lima and Lou Reed and Seamus Heaney. It bodes well for poetry that it gets more it happen. It takes about 80 volunteers work- and more challenging to narrow the performer list ing with the staff to create the full Marathon October has passed and what is it now? No- down to a number that works for our relatively reality: more than 10 joyous hours of reading vember? modest 11-hour timeframe. Our Program Com- and performance, an amazing poetry book- mittee, formed last year to include more voices store, and a busy kitchen. If you would like I think I may have broken a promise to my- in the making of a dynamic and diverse event, to begin your new year playing a part in this self along the way, but that’s neither here nor started the process with a list of 300.