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Comment on Down-to-Earth Verse by Literary Links | Chicago Subtext

Literary Links | Chicago Subtext — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:44:49 +0000

[...] Literary Chicago reviews James Payne's Austerity Pleasures. [...]

Comment on World, Meet CCLaP. CCLaP, World. by mark jabbour

mark jabbour — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:07:20 +0000

Jason is mostly a book reviewer and a good one, doing readers a great service by his exhaustive pursuit of literature that is often overlooked and ignored by the mainstream. He reads more than any person I know and then writes 1000 word reviews that are thoughtful and insightful. I’m not saying I always agree with his take – often I don’t. He reviewed my novel Attachment and while I’m not going to argue anything with him about what he said … I’ll just say he missed sometimes. But he’s not lazy and his reviews are always worth the time to read. Check him out if you’re a writer looking for pub or a reader looking for something besides the bestseller lists.

Comment on A Time for Laughter by Alba Machado

Alba Machado — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:53:49 +0000

From the looks of it, she’s on her way. Last time I saw her read (at Literary Death Match), she had a fan section with posters.

Comment on A Time for Laughter by Justin

Justin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:04:39 +0000

I’ve been in a few Funny Ha Ha shows in my time, but Tuesday night was the funniest I’ve ever seen. Samantha Irby needs be famous, fast.

Comment on A Time for Laughter by Alba Machado

Alba Machado — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:49:56 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up, Andrea. You could see how one might raise an eyebrow at such a claim, though, right? I love that little Belknap found little Thurman annoying. How perfect.

Comment on A Time for Laughter by Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:21:17 +0000

I can vouch for the Ian Belknap/Uma Thurman story – I’m his Mom (instant credibility, right?) She actually moped around after him (we’re talking middle school or early high school here) and he found her a little annoying. And he was really attractive . But then I think he still is – again, I am the Mom.

Comment on A Time for Laughter by Danette

Danette — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:29:20 +0000

Can I be distaff photographer? Because, you know, I’m a woman. Ostensibly.

Comment on Playing the Word Saxophone by Grace

Grace — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:35:18 +0000

We need less malls and more markets. But I don’t think it’ll happen in this country. We’re not a market country. We’re a mall country.

Comment on Playing the Word Saxophone by Alba Machado

Alba Machado — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:31:05 +0000

I completely agree, Grace. I remember reading once that the shopping mall phenomenon had a major impact on public art and discourse. With a town square, you’d have individual stores that were private but the outdoor space would be public and people could perform, give soapbox speeches, or try to get signatures for a petition. Not so with malls.

Comment on Playing the Word Saxophone by Grace

Grace — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:29:07 +0000

I’m not a big poetry consumer, but I think that if I found it in more places I would read it and I might even like it or learn something from it. It’s important to have more art in public spaces and I think that often people just think of visual arts. Writing and performance as public art is just as important and , often, more urgent. Hope this grows!