Michael N. McGregor talks about the challenges he encountered while writing Pure Act, his biography of Robert Lax, the quiet, solitudinous poet who has, until now, mostly appeared as a footnote in the lives of others.
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Michael N. McGregor talks about the challenges he encountered while writing Pure Act, his biography of Robert Lax, the quiet, solitudinous poet who has, until now, mostly appeared as a footnote in the lives of others. more
Is the story of Kafka's life best told via the weird anecdotes and stray snippets that surround his work? more
A small press in Portland, run by one man out of a home office, has published a title receiving national praise. more
Wondering when your characters should go to Europe? Where in the story you should introduce an opium problem? This simple graphic tells you what to write and when to write it when composing your Russian novel. more
Stolen licks and backstage passes.
The complete, unabridged installments of the popular music album tournament so sprawling and convoluted that readers are speechless and editors disgusted. This year's tourney features additional commentary by Heather Kropf, one of the competitors. Part One: Tourney Returns, With Expanded Confusion Part Two: Cute Metal Part Three: Missing the "Live Look-In" Part Four: No Champion in My Head Part Five: Lots of Colons Part Six: We Have a Champion
Language, pushed.
"Flood," "Seasons," and "The Minimal" from Gil-Montero, followed by three poems from Mexican poet Valerie Mejer's This Blue Novel. more
Michael N. McGregor talks about the challenges he encountered while writing Pure Act, his biography of Robert Lax, the quiet, solitudinous poet who has, until now, mostly appeared as a footnote in the lives of others.
