AWP has become an excuse for me to see a big hunk of my writer pals in one place, get super-clocked by awesome readingparties, and wander around and stare at books.
As the AWP rowdy life goes, awesome things overlap and undercut and AHHHH. Here are the off-site readings I'm most stoked for this AWP (and will go to if the world is Nice):
Thursday
Table X Reading with Ashley Farmer, Tadd Adcox, Aaron Teel, and more!
12 Good Readers featuring Abraham Smith (FINALLY), Heather Christle, Ben Hersey, Scott McClanahan, and 8 more!
Their Peculiar Ambitions: A Night of Presidential Fiction Readings with Sal Pane, J.A. Tyler, Matt Bell, and many more!
Ink Node Reading featuring Wendy Xu, Zachary Schomburg, Nick Sturm, Adam Fell, and more!
Friday
Sixth Finch and Vinyl Poetry with Matthew Lippmann, Emily Toder, Dan Magers, and more!
I'm So Tired with Ben Kopel, Carina Finn, Matt Hart, and more!
LIT PARTY with Scott McClanahan, Mike Young playing music, and more!
Saturday
There's Still Good In You with Jordaan Mason, Gabriel Blackwell, Amber Sparks, Adam Robinson, and more!
Six Party Talk with Layne Ransom, Dean Young, Caroline Cabrera, Bob Hicok, and more!
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I'll also be helping Mike with the Magic Helicopter table at the book fair during the day. Come visit, pick up the new issue of Noo Journal or the second edition of The Drunk Sonnets, and be our pal!
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I'm sure I'm missing stuff. What stuff am I missing? Tell me what I'll be missing! Still figuring out what panels I'll be going to.
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STAY STOKED AT AWP
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Monday, March 5, 2012
Books I Got At AWP
Ox by Ryan Ridge
Falcons on the Floor by Justin Sirois
Cataclysm Baby by Matt Bell
I Don't Respect Female Expression by Frank Hinton
He Is Talking to the Fat Lady by xTx
Look! Look! Feathers by Mike Young
The Last Repatriate by Matthew Salesses
Sermons and Lectures Both Blank and Relentless by Matt Hart
I Don't Mind If You're Feeling Alone by Thomas Patrick Levy
Beasts of the Hill by Mark Neely
Meat Heart by Melissa Broder
No, Not Today by Jordan Stempleman
Negro League Baseball by Harmony Holiday
I Am Not A Pioneer by Adam Fell
I Am A Very Productive Entrepreneur
By Mathias Svalina
Vital Pursuits by Evan Glasson
WHAT A TREMENDOUS TIME WE'RE HAVING by Nick Sturm
Poetry Shots from YesYes Books
Artifice 4
Noo Journal issue 13
Forklift, Ohio issue 24 (Oeno issue)
Fence vol. 14 nos. 1 & 2
Bluestem 2011
Chautauqua issue 8
Also got a copy of 31 Poems by Dean Young for a friend and copies of my chapbook, Tell Me Youve Got Good News, from H_NGM_N Books.
Falcons on the Floor by Justin Sirois
Cataclysm Baby by Matt Bell
I Don't Respect Female Expression by Frank Hinton
He Is Talking to the Fat Lady by xTx
Look! Look! Feathers by Mike Young
The Last Repatriate by Matthew Salesses
Sermons and Lectures Both Blank and Relentless by Matt Hart
I Don't Mind If You're Feeling Alone by Thomas Patrick Levy
Beasts of the Hill by Mark Neely
Meat Heart by Melissa Broder
No, Not Today by Jordan Stempleman
Negro League Baseball by Harmony Holiday
I Am Not A Pioneer by Adam Fell
I Am A Very Productive Entrepreneur
By Mathias Svalina
Vital Pursuits by Evan Glasson
WHAT A TREMENDOUS TIME WE'RE HAVING by Nick Sturm
Poetry Shots from YesYes Books
Artifice 4
Noo Journal issue 13
Forklift, Ohio issue 24 (Oeno issue)
Fence vol. 14 nos. 1 & 2
Bluestem 2011
Chautauqua issue 8
Also got a copy of 31 Poems by Dean Young for a friend and copies of my chapbook, Tell Me Youve Got Good News, from H_NGM_N Books.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Stoked Things
Spent all yesterday in Ft. Wayne with major pals like Sara, Tyler F., and Cody D. Big fun watching cool bands like the return of In The Face of War, a comforting set by Frank Schweikhardt, and another killer performance by Husband&Wife. It was a big all day fest (WE DIDNT MAKE IT ALL DAY=MISSED JOOKABOX, though we were there 11:30 am to 10:30 pm.). The sound quality was great, the crowd was cool, the venue was a sweet pizza place called Pint and Slice (AWESOME NAME HUH?).
In The Face Of War is calling it quits on May 7th, a show featuring a Recovery reunion by Away With Vega. I'm not sure I can handle that much stuff in one show. Last ITFOW show + Vega reunion might be the crumpling of me that would last all summer. I'm not kidding.
Husband&Wife has a new album out called Proud Flesh. This was the first time I've seen them since I saw them play at VGR right after the release. Oh gracious, it's rock n' roll beauty. I can't get these jams out of my head like "I'm completely unaware of the market for grumpy old men trapped inside the bodies of 25 year old kids" and stuff like that. One gripe: the liner notes are in webdigs or winddings or dingdongs or whatever you call them, which is like ha funny then annoying because I might be wrong on lyrics and look silly (see above). Anyways, they just released it on LP too. I passed on it last night, but I have a feeling I'll own it soon.
Last night, I realized there is the Mother of All Shows 5 in January with a lot of the same bands. It's in Muncie and cheaper ($6<$10), but still I'm glad I saw this show. I needed that ITFOW set to rejuvenate me for Finals and the possibly lonely winter break.
Next thing to be super excited about: Vouched Presents Matt Bell, Aaron Burch, Sean Lovelace, Andy Devine. I've never seen Matt or Aaron read and both dudes wail on the page, so I'm stoked for that. Also, be nice to see my buddy Matt again and catch up. Also, Lovelace is a cool writer/reader. Also also, I hear Andy Devine is the coolest person anyone has ever met. Also also also, Vouched is a killer thing that my pal Christopher Newgent has started, and I'm lucky enough to be an Online Contributor. YES THANKS.
I've decided no AWP this year. One, the initial (re)interest came from a cancellation of my trip to Alabama at the beginning of April for Slash Pine Poetry Festival as part of an Alabama/BSU exchange, but that's back on. With the location and the money going to that fest, I'm gonna wait until Chicago next year for AWP. I'm sad to be missing Bob Hicok, Kevin Young, etc. and the sweet readings/bookfair, but DECISIONS MUST BE MADE. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice and info on that decision.
Another thing I'm stoked about is Chicklitz. This is a group of female BSU writers who write some fun and cool words. They're putting out a chapbook, doing a reading, and now having this blog. It's nice to see people GO FOR IT.
I'm not sure what this post says. I'm thinking it says that I have a nice life.
In The Face Of War is calling it quits on May 7th, a show featuring a Recovery reunion by Away With Vega. I'm not sure I can handle that much stuff in one show. Last ITFOW show + Vega reunion might be the crumpling of me that would last all summer. I'm not kidding.
Husband&Wife has a new album out called Proud Flesh. This was the first time I've seen them since I saw them play at VGR right after the release. Oh gracious, it's rock n' roll beauty. I can't get these jams out of my head like "I'm completely unaware of the market for grumpy old men trapped inside the bodies of 25 year old kids" and stuff like that. One gripe: the liner notes are in webdigs or winddings or dingdongs or whatever you call them, which is like ha funny then annoying because I might be wrong on lyrics and look silly (see above). Anyways, they just released it on LP too. I passed on it last night, but I have a feeling I'll own it soon.
Last night, I realized there is the Mother of All Shows 5 in January with a lot of the same bands. It's in Muncie and cheaper ($6<$10), but still I'm glad I saw this show. I needed that ITFOW set to rejuvenate me for Finals and the possibly lonely winter break.
Next thing to be super excited about: Vouched Presents Matt Bell, Aaron Burch, Sean Lovelace, Andy Devine. I've never seen Matt or Aaron read and both dudes wail on the page, so I'm stoked for that. Also, be nice to see my buddy Matt again and catch up. Also, Lovelace is a cool writer/reader. Also also, I hear Andy Devine is the coolest person anyone has ever met. Also also also, Vouched is a killer thing that my pal Christopher Newgent has started, and I'm lucky enough to be an Online Contributor. YES THANKS.
I've decided no AWP this year. One, the initial (re)interest came from a cancellation of my trip to Alabama at the beginning of April for Slash Pine Poetry Festival as part of an Alabama/BSU exchange, but that's back on. With the location and the money going to that fest, I'm gonna wait until Chicago next year for AWP. I'm sad to be missing Bob Hicok, Kevin Young, etc. and the sweet readings/bookfair, but DECISIONS MUST BE MADE. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice and info on that decision.
Another thing I'm stoked about is Chicklitz. This is a group of female BSU writers who write some fun and cool words. They're putting out a chapbook, doing a reading, and now having this blog. It's nice to see people GO FOR IT.
I'm not sure what this post says. I'm thinking it says that I have a nice life.
Monday, December 6, 2010
AWP Questions
1. Are you going to AWP?
2. How are you getting to AWP?
3. Where are you staying for AWP? (Less passive question: do you know anywhere cheap that I (along with possibly a few friends) could stay for cheap/free in the DC area?)
4. If you've been to AWP before, any suggestions/tips?
5. What AWP presentations/readings/etc. are you most stoked for?
Thank you.
2. How are you getting to AWP?
3. Where are you staying for AWP? (Less passive question: do you know anywhere cheap that I (along with possibly a few friends) could stay for cheap/free in the DC area?)
4. If you've been to AWP before, any suggestions/tips?
5. What AWP presentations/readings/etc. are you most stoked for?
Thank you.
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