Archive for July, 2009
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Interview with Poets Cafe
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Above is a 3-minute teaser from the 25-minute interview. To listen to the whole thing, visit the KPFK archive, and click on “Poetry and Culture” at noon (Wed., July 22nd). Mine is the second segment, halfway through, following an enlightening interview with local poet Peggy Debreer. Since it’s [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in audio,random riff-raff by Tim
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Tiziano Project Lit Slam + Notes
When Andrew McGregor, founder of the Tiziano Project, asked if I’d help out with a poetry reading fundraiser, I couldn’t say no. The non-profit might be the most efficient and effective program for social change I’ve ever come across. They train members of underreported and in-conflict communities to be citizen journalists, donating equipment and credentials, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in random riff-raff by Tim
Friday, July 17th, 2009
A Struggling Poet
Several people have commented recently on the subtitle of this blog: “Poetry Editor and Struggling Poet.” Tim, they say, how can you possibly be a struggling poet when you have a book that’s just been published by a good press and a full-time job in the poetry industry? Or as G. Tod Slone puts it, [...]
15 Comments » - Posted in insipid industriosity,personal prattle by Tim
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
NewPages Review
Speaking of reviews, I was informed of, and then completely forgot to mention, this really nice review of American Fractal by Jeanne M. Lesinski on NewPages.com. Most fun for me is the paragraph where she talks about “The Bending of Birches,” which is really the first time I’ve seen anyone dig into the minutia of [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in american fractal by Tim
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Buried in Easy Metaphors
I’m pasting below my review of Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s At the Drive-In Volcano, which appeared in Los Angeles Review #5 last fall. It’s the only review I’ve ever published — they asked me to write it. I won’t go so far as to say that it will remain the only review I ever publish, but I [...]
