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The coming double-bill of Deliverance , John Boorman's seminal 1972 film, and Deliver , its 2008 all-female re-enactment by American experimental video artist Jennifer Montgomery, should be art theory's answer to a good old Southern cockfight.
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The story is told in a self-consciously poetic way, as if the author wrote it while sitting behind a duck blind with a camouflaged typewriter, looking at a picture of Walt Whitman and listening to Wagner.
NewPages Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The newest issue of Third Coast includes an excerpt from a November 2007 Q&A session Marvin Bell gave to students and faculty of Western Michigan University as part of the Gwen Frostic reading series. The editors note that Bell began the session with: "Since this is being recorded I'd like to say my name is James Dickey!" He goes on to discuss his writing habits, the challenges of writing...
One Poet's Notes (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
As Americans remember the service and sacrifice of military personnel throughout the nation’s history at celebrations or memorial events across the country on this Veterans Day, I’d also like to recall the war poetry of James Dickey, whose engaging work unfortunately may have faded from the memories of many in recent decades. In past articles I have spoken of my admiration for various poems...
Poetry & Popular Culture (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
In his essay "Business and Poetry," Dana Gioia wonders why "[t]here have been many important American poets who supported themselves—either by necessity or choice—by working in business, but none of them has seen it as an experience fit to write about." T.S. Eliot didn't write about Lloyd's Bank of London. Wallace Stevens didn't write much about insurance. A.R. Ammons...
STEVENHARTSITE (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
This time of year I usually re-read Ray Bradbury’s The October Country because . . . well, do I really need to explain why? But Jonathan Lethem is looking ahead to winter with a list of his favorite icy books. Can’t argue with any of his choices: the four I know are all stellar reads and [...]
DeRosaWorld (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.” James Dickey Some folks around the country have seen enough of rain this year, in fact they are starting to pair up the animals...
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
It wasn't that long ago that a trip to the corner video shop was the most convenient way to get a movie. As technologies have advanced, downloading dvds off movie download sites is becoming very common. Below is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites.
The Computers Blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
By Ken Weaver In the past you had to go to a store if you wanted to rent or buy a movie. Now, with internet usage exploding, movie downloads are becoming very popular. Below is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites. Deliverance: This is an excellent re-creation of the Dickey novel of 4 Atlanta businessmen who get more than they can handle throughout a weekend canoe...
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Until recently, if you wanted to watch a movie, a trip to a video store like blockbuster was your only option. As technologies have advanced, downloading dvds off movie download sites is becoming very common. Below is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites.
Hayden's Ferry Review Blog (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Are you experiencing writer’s block? Well, let’s face it: you’re probably not alone. Good thing Peace Corps Writers has some advice for those of you going through the tremendous torture of completing a novel. Whatever day you’re on in completing this fantastic piece (yes, it is fantastic, it will be fantastic!) just click on the number that corresponds to the amount of days...
Scattered Light (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Beltway Poetry Quarterly NEW ISSUE NOW ONLINE: US POETS LAUREATE ISSUE, GUEST EDITED BY DAN VERA Vol. 10:4, Fall 2009 An exciting new issue of the journal Beltway Poetry Quarterly features essays, interviews and poems by and about US Poets Laureate, guest edited by Dan Vera. Contributors include: Peter Montgomery, Christy J. Zink, Michael Gushue, Jean Nordhaus, Grace Cavalieri, Alan King, and Danielle...
SLANTblog (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
Thought about Jack Leigh (1948-2004) today. He was part of the Biograph Theatre’s staff in late-1973/early-1974. Leigh was earnest and quick-witted. Jack liked to play chess and talk about movies, and of course -- photography. In those days he was already a very good photographer. Once, when we went out shooting pictures together, he snapped his shutter maybe twice, in the same time it took me...
Alfred Corn's weblog (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
During the latter part of my stay in Newcastle, things began to pick up speed. I took a trip down to London to see Mimi Khalvati, with whom I had lunch near her place in Stoke Newington. That same week, I spent some time with James Byrne and Sandeep Parmar, too, in fact, they put together a sort of joint birthday dinner for us, with guests Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon, plus Nina Zivancevic over...
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Houston Chronicle: ... For hours before the Marines arrived, giddy relatives decorated homemade signs and passed out tiny American flags. Wives dressed to the nines in high heels, cocktail dresses, halter tops and new hair-dos. They traded text message updates from the Marines, who sent cell phone photos of their plane landing at the airport in Houston and the progress of their bus trip down I-45,...
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