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Author Paul Lisicky Answers One Question About “The Narrow Door”

You are your own worst critic, but friends can be a close second. They know you better than most, aside from parents but even that can be up for debate. Going through a particularly rough time as a post-grad living in a new city where I know practically no one,…

Matt GillickAugust 12, 2016

Miscellany

TED Talks: Oscar Schwartz’s Computer Can Write Poetry

It seems like a silly question: Can a computer write poetry? But then, after writing a poem, will that computer then take over the world? Oscar Schwartz is less concerned with the speculative danger surrounding artificial intelligence – instead, he’s using algorithms to help us figure out what it means to…

Katie HiresMarch 1, 2016

Miscellany

We’re Wild for Tilda Swinton’s Book List

Refinery 29 recently caught up with the amazing Tilda Swinton and asked her to compile a list of her favorite books this summer. We couldn't help but jump for joy after seeing her final list of 12 fun, enlightening and classic page-turners. Be sure to pick up as many of…

Beth WaskoJuly 21, 2015

Miscellany

Video: Missed It? Interview with Comedian, Singer/Songwriter, and Actor Bo Burnham

ABOUT EGGHEAD A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians... EGGHEAD: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million…

BookTribMay 8, 2015

Miscellany

5 Poems (or Are They Lyrics?) to Ring Out National Poetry Month

While you may not have actually cracked open a book of poems (and why not try it right now—there’s still time!), you’ve probably been listening to poetry set to popular music, a custom that’s been handed down since the days of traditional folk music. Take these five pieces. Are they…

Michael RuscoeApril 29, 2015

Fiction

From Stage to Screen to Poetry with Israel Horovitz

Adapting a piece from the theater to the silver screen isn’t so unusual. Making the move when you’re 75 isn’t quite so typical. Award-winning playwright Israel Horovitz certainly knows the material: he’s making his directorial debut with the dramedy My Old Lady, an adaptation of one of his own plays.…

Jordan FosterOctober 1, 2014

Miscellany

The Secret Language of Twins: Matthew Dickman and Michael Dickman Talk Poetry

Matthew and Michael Dickman share more than just DNA. The identical twins are also award-winning poets who call Portland, Oregon home. Matthew is the author of All-American Poem (American Poetry Review, 2008) and Mayakovsky’s Revolver: Poems (Norton, 2012). Michael’s work includes The End of the West (Copper Canyon, 2009) and…

Jordan FosterMay 1, 2014

Miscellany

Poetry Month Celebrates 100th Birthdays of Three Great Poets

Some people dread birthdays but for three of poetry's most well-known voices, 2014 is a year to celebrate. Octavio Paz, William Stafford, and Dylan Thomas would all turn 100 this year. Though none of the three lived to blow out a century's worth of candles—Paz died at 84 in 1998, Stafford…

Jordan FosterApril 14, 2014

Fiction

A book of histories found within objects: BookTrib talks to Aurelie Sheehan

Aurelie Sheehan is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories—most recently, Jewelry Box: A Collection of Histories (BOA Editions, 2013). Her writing is funny, intimate, and occasionally mordant—like a conversation you wish to be included in. Sheehan has received a Pushcart Prize, a Camargo Fellowship, and the…

Jamie YourdonFebruary 20, 2014

Author Paul Lisicky Answers One Question About “The Narrow Door”

TED Talks: Oscar Schwartz’s Computer Can Write Poetry

We’re Wild for Tilda Swinton’s Book List

Video: Missed It? Interview with Comedian, Singer/Songwriter, and Actor Bo Burnham

5 Poems (or Are They Lyrics?) to Ring Out National Poetry Month

From Stage to Screen to Poetry with Israel Horovitz

The Secret Language of Twins: Matthew Dickman and Michael Dickman Talk Poetry

Poetry Month Celebrates 100th Birthdays of Three Great Poets

A book of histories found within objects: BookTrib talks to Aurelie Sheehan

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