Archive for January, 2008

AWP

Monday, January 28th, 2008

The Associated Writing Programs conference descends on NYC this weekend.  That means some 7000 (!) writers, new books and journals to buy and way too many good readings all scheduled at the same time. 
So, if you are in New York, come on.  I’m doing a signing for The Second Reason and reading with a bunch [...]

Reading of New Zealand Poetry

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Thanks to the hard work of Kathy Armstrong, Kiwis have landed in San Antonio this month.  
Don’t miss the opening of Te Tataitanga/Bind Together: Contemporary Art of New Zealand, tonight at the Southwest School of Art and Craft.   There will be art.  There will be sausage and beer. 
Also, as a part of a number of [...]

The Second Reason gets “Harrieted”

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Thanks to Stephen Burt and Rigoberto Gonzalez for their generous words about The Second Reason on the Poetry Foundation’s website, Harriet.
p.s. They probably don’t know that our second reason is named Harriet.

Nikki Giovanni Speech

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Come hear Nikki Giovanni give the MLK Commemorative Lecture at Trinity University, January 23, 2008, 7pm in Laurie Auditorium.

Happy New Year!

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

It’s a new year and I have a new website.  Yay!  More soon. 

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