Monday, April 27, 2009
SPICER CELEBRATIONS IN PHILLY & NYC!
TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, 7PM13th and Pine Sts, PHILADELPHIA
OUTSIDE DIRTY FRANK'S BAR
4 OF CUPS SPICER READING!
for THE URCHIN SERIES
details here: URCHINPOETRY.blogspot.com
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FRIDAY, MAY 15TH, 6:30PM & 8PM
ST. MARK'S POETRY PROJECT
131 E. 10th St., NYC
MY VOCABULARY DID THIS TO ME: PANEL & READING FOR THE COLLECTED JACK SPICER
This special event is to honor seminal West Coast poet Jack Spicer (1925-1965). My Vocabulary Did This to Me (edited by Peter Gizzi and Kevin Killian) is a landmark publication of this essential poet’s life work, and includes poems that have become increasingly hard to find.
6:30pm: Panel in the Parish Hall with Dodie Bellamy, Samuel R. Delany, Kevin Killian & Jennifer Moxley. Moderated by Kevin Killian.
8:00pm: Reading in the Sanctuary with Dodie Bellamy, Anselm Berrigan, Julian T. Brolaski, CAConrad, Samuel R. Delany, Peter Gizzi, Kevin Killian, Basil King, Douglas A. Martin, Deborah Remington, Harris Schiff, Rod Smith, George Stanley, Lewis Warsh & Karen Weiser.
Co-presented with Poets House.
(posted by CAConrad)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Call for Work...Dialogues with Darwin Poetry Project
Network for New Music, in collaboration with the American Philosophical Society (APS) Museum, is pleased to announce the Dialogues With Darwin Poetry Project.
Dialogues with Darwin, the new exhibition at the APS Museum opening on April 17, 2009 draws from the Society's own rich Charles Darwin archive - the largest outside of Cambridge, England - to display Darwin's own letters, as well as rare first editions, sumptuous illustrated books, and manuscripts that follow the evolution of Darwin's big idea - evolution through natural selection.
As the major statement on evolution and how it works, On the Origin of Species was the beginning of modern biology. In New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik's newest book Angels and Ages, he argues that it was also Darwin's modern way of writing and thinking (scientific and liberal in the broadest sense) that was crucial to promoting his new idea.
Network for New Music invites poets to begin their own dialogue with Darwin.
Dialogues with Darwin, the new exhibition at the APS Museum opening on April 17, 2009 draws from the Society's own rich Charles Darwin archive - the largest outside of Cambridge, England - to display Darwin's own letters, as well as rare first editions, sumptuous illustrated books, and manuscripts that follow the evolution of Darwin's big idea - evolution through natural selection.
As the major statement on evolution and how it works, On the Origin of Species was the beginning of modern biology. In New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik's newest book Angels and Ages, he argues that it was also Darwin's modern way of writing and thinking (scientific and liberal in the broadest sense) that was crucial to promoting his new idea.
Network for New Music invites poets to begin their own dialogue with Darwin.
If you would like to participate: See the Darwin exhibition, write a poem in response to it, and submit it to Network for New Music: Submission Guidelines. A group of 12-15 young composers drawn from six area universities (University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of the Arts, Curtis Institute, West Chester University, and University of Delaware) will choose poems from among those submitted, and will set them to music; some of those works will then be performed on a pair of Network for New Music concerts at the Society's Benjamin Franklin Hall on February 19 and 21, 2010.
-posted by Jenn McC.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
for the human animal
Laura Jaramillo and Alex Dumont are editing a brand new journal called THE WILD.
The print journal is accepting submissions for the debut issue up until May 15th.
The online sneak preview includes:
poems by Ryan Eckes
Brandon Holmquest translations of Peruvian myths
a conversation of POETRY as DIRT with Brenda Iijima and CAConrad which originally appeared in the print journal ON Contemporary Practice
AND MUCH MORE!
(posted by CAConrad)
The print journal is accepting submissions for the debut issue up until May 15th.
The online sneak preview includes:
poems by Ryan Eckes
Brandon Holmquest translations of Peruvian myths
a conversation of POETRY as DIRT with Brenda Iijima and CAConrad which originally appeared in the print journal ON Contemporary Practice
AND MUCH MORE!
(posted by CAConrad)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
(Soma)tic update...
The May 8th workshop is now full and closed. But the response was so good that I want to offer another one in June, so anyone wanting to participate in June, let me know now as that's also a small group. Small groups make (Soma)tic Poetry a much better experience. THANKS, CAConrad
Monday, April 13, 2009
YOU'LL LOVE THIS!
PhillySound poet and filmmaker Ish Klein SCORED a very rare chance to interview the extraordinary twins of uber-otherly-real cinema, The Brothers Quay! To see this interview click HERE!WAY TO GO ISH! IT'S FANTASTIC!
CAConrad
Saturday, April 11, 2009
FREE (Soma)tic POETRY WORKSHOP in Philadelphia .=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.
EVENING of Friday, May 8th, 6:30pmWORKSHOPPING RIGHT UP TO THE FULL MOON
YES IT'S FREE, but limited number of participants this time, so first-come first-serve. SIGN UP A.S.A.P. before all slots are filled. Write to CAConrad13@aol.com
(Soma)tic Poetry Exercises are updated monthly at
http://somaticpoetryexercises.blogspot.com/
WE WILL BE OUTSIDE IN PHILADELPHIA TO CREATE POETRY TOGETHER WITH THE CITY
(Soma)tic Poetics Outline can be seen at
http://somaticpoetics.blogspot.com/
AT THE END OF THE WORKSHOP donations will be requested
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING IF YOU CAN'T PAY,
donations of $0, $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 will be gratefully accepted
(posted by CAConrad)
Thursday, April 09, 2009
VIDEO of Carol Mirakove & Frank Sherlock reading at The Kelly Writers House, April 2nd, 2009
One of my favorite readings in a long time!If you couldn't make the event DON'T WORRY because that evening of poetry with Carol & Frank is well preserved, just CLICK HERE for the video stream.
It would be weird and cool if the receptions after these events were also recorded, even just as sound. I'M NOT SAYING WHAT, but all kinds of things are discussed!
But this event in particular will stick with me for a long time, two of my favorite living poets giving two AMAZING readings for us!
CAConrad
Sunday, April 05, 2009
end of organic farming? REALLY!?
Brenda Iijima just sent me the disturbing details of bill HR 875 which is about to be voted on. The bill may well put many orgainic farms out of business, and may even (is it possible?) make it illegal to sell produce from your home garden plot at local produce stands and vendors.There's more info at THIS LINK. Brenda also sent me 2 You Tube links, both HERE and HERE, as well as THIS LINK for us to easily find our Congress-persons (just input your zip code).
The full text of that bill can be seen at THIS LINK, and there's also an online petition at THIS LINK
THANK YOU BRENDA FOR MAKING US AWARE OF THIS!
CAConrad
