KSP invites you to explore a novel-of-the-future for real-time bodies: www.reconstructingmayakovsky.com Illya Szilak Inspired by Vladimir Mayakovsky, the Russian Futurist poet who killed himself in 1930 at the age of 36, Reconstructing Mayakovsky imagines a dystopia where uncertainty and tragedy have been eliminated through technology. Set in a recognizable future, …
Greeting from City Lights Publishers. Beginning with the Pocket Poets Series and the publication of Howl, City Lights has played a vital role in American poetry for over 50 years. In the tradition of the press’s storied poetic origins, we are pleased to announce a new series, City Lights Spotlight. …
<!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:””; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> Friday, January 30, 7:00-8:30 p. M. In French and English Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum, San Francisco …
Postmark deadline: February 2, 2009 International Literary Awards in short fiction (5,000 words maximum), creative nonfiction (5,000 words maximum) and poetry (100 lines maximum; up to 2 poems per submission, any style.) Final judges are John McNally in fiction, Jennifer Niven in creative nonfiction and Molly Peacock in poetry. The …