More from the Bowery

In NYC for a conference I had time to stop in at the Bowery Poetry Club and say hi again to Gary Glazner. As luck would have it, Bob Holman was there so I finally got to meet him. I picked up some things to air on Wordsalad in coming weeks, including Rattapallax v. 13 and 15 and Bob Holman’s The Awesome Whatever. I also picked up a copy of Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz’s book, Words in Your Face, which I plan to memorize prior to this summer when Madison hosts the slam nationals. It’s a history of 20 years of the NYC poetry slam scene.

playlist 20 march

andrei codrescu. poetry of destruction. no tacos for saddam. gang of seven BMG

anne tardos & jackson mac low. free gatha 1 and 2. doings. granary books

christian bok. eunoia chapter U. eunoia. ubuweb

hoa nguyen. eurasiacan; the problem. FELIX poetry series. private recording

kurt kroncke. moon daddy noodles; pardon my credo belching. kronkaphone.

lisa buscani. a prayer. grand slam: best of the national poetry slam. imago

maggie estep. sex goddess of the western hemisphere. grand slam: best of the national poetry slam. imago

patricia smith. undertaker. grand slam: best of the national poetry slam. imago

phan nhien hao. pho an essence. FELIX poetry series. private recording

rae armantrout. two, three; worthwhile. kelly writers house. pennsound

ray mcniece & coyote poets of the universe. the dream car we drove west. movin’ to the moment. square shaped records

rodney koeneke. eric the red; save it for the clam. segue series bowery poetry club. pennsound

steve mccaffery. coleridge in calgary; sin having settled. mccaffery singles. pennsound

playlist 13 march

brendan lorber. everyone says otherwise. rattapallax 14. rattapallax

edward hirsch. branch library. rattapallax 14

fabricio carpinejar. brazilian poems. rattapallax 14.

ishle yi park. ski sonnet. rattapallax 14.

lisa gill. oh roundabout. lisagill.org.

meena alexander. comfort stop. rattapallax 14.

melody sumner carnahan. see you in hell. two movies. burning books.

melody sumner carnahan. try being alive in this world. try being alive in this world. burning books.

patrick rosal. st patrick. rattapallax 14.

rae armantrout. Later; make it new. kelly writers house. pennsound.

regie cabico. mango poem. rattapallax 14.

rodney koeneke. caravansaraies cavorting; excavate mexican. Pennsound

Music
various artists. selections. harangue II. earsay.

playlist 6 march

dick barnes. mojave in march. albuzerxque v 22. zerx press.

gary glazner. death by taxi. gary glazner album.

lauren camp. invisible line of sleep. albuzerxque v 20. zerx press.

lauren camp. skipping double dutch. albuzerxque v 20. zerx press.

lisa gill. sea song. albuzerxque v 23. zerx press.

lisa gill. french (2 excerpts). albuzerxque v 27. zerx press.

lisa gill. poem xxxvi from letters to a dead trappist. albuzerxque v 3. zerx press.

mark weber & jimmy hamm. swirling gas rhythms. albuzerxque v 3. zerx press.

melody sumner carnahan. song. albuzerxque v 22. zerx press.

melody sumner carnahan. escalator; again. 1 inch = 25 miles. burning books.

mitch rayes. handshake. albuzerxque v 23. zerx press.

mitch rayes & lisa gill. 9 poems. albuzerxque v 8. zerx press.

todd moore. billy & i. albuzerxque v 27. zerx press.

gerald locklin. beyond BF skinner. albuzerxque v 22. zerx press.

rodney koeneke. etruscan live-work lofts. segue reading series. pennsound.

 

Music
carl stone. woo lae oak. woo lae oak. electro acoustic.
morton subotnick. the key to songs. the key to songs. new albion.

National poetry slam 2008

I have mentioned that madison will host the national poetry slam later this year. Here’s some more info from Kyle ‘El Guante’ Myhre. Wordsalad will be there with both microphones blazing.

playlist 28 february

A Belated Happy Birthday to Gertrude

bruce andrews. SE; q q q. ear inn NYC 1977. pennsound

charles bernstein. claire in the building. postmodern culture. pennsound

charles bernstein. soul under. from sugar, alcohol. pennsound

gertrude stein. a valentine to sherwood anderson; a portrait of matisse; madame recamier; a portrait of picasso. gertrude stein reads. harper collins/caedmon
(also available at PennSound)

lisa gill. caput nili part 4. caput nili. lisagill.org

lyn hejinian. two cities. st marks NYC 1981. pennsound

ron silliman. albany. kelly writers house 2004. pennsound

Music
arnold schoenberg. three piano pieces op 11. verklarte nacht. Teldec
philip glass. part 1. music in 12 parts. Nonesuch
steve reich. movement II. three movements for orch. Elektra

A gertrude stein birthday

This week’s Wordsalad will celebrate Stein’s birthday month with vintage recordings of her reading and recent work by some Language writers.

playlist 21 february

annie finch. spells 1 & 2.

d. a. powell. chapt ex ex ex ex eye vee. american poets in the 21st c. wesleyan

ima aikio arianaick. sami poetry. rattapallax 13. rattapallax

karen volkman. what is this witness. american poets in the 21st c. wesleyan

lawrence ferlinghetti. from big sur light. live at the poetry center.

lisa gill & mitch rayes. caput nili pt 3. caput nili.

lyn hejinian. 13, 14. redo. pennsound

melody sumner carnahan & brian rein. tuesday 3 am. the time is now. frog peak music

melody sumner carnahan & steven clark. the future is our only invention. the time is now. frog peak music

muriel rukeyser. the sixth night waking. five american women. random house

norman fischer. wednesday 13 june. close listening. pennsound

pete brown. Interview, slam. the not forgotten association.

steve dalachinsky. in the book of ice. incomplete directions. knitting factory

Music
john cage. atlas eclipticalis. atlas eclipticalis with winter music.

playlist 14 february

Words
alix olson. pirates. independence meal.

arthur miller. sentences not in code. poems not fit for the white house.

david francis. nightmarish building. poems.

frank o’hara. all that gas. voice of the poet. random house

harry polkinhorn. alone with my thoughts. firewall of flesh. audio muzixa qet

jane ormerod. michelle. nashville invades manhattan.

jesse glass. vlaminck. sampler cd. ahadada books

joan retallack. existenceis an attribute. SUNY Buffalo. pennsound

karen finley. it’s my body. certain level of denial.

lisa gill. caput nili part 2. caput nili.

lyn hejinian. 11. redo. pennsound

muriel rukeyser. the poem as mask. voice of the poet.

Music
various. selections. harangue I. earsay productions

playlist 7 february

Words
anne sexton. all my pretty ones. century of recorded poetry. rhino.

david francis. summer chairs; vignette. poems.

harry polkinhorn. fractionation. fire wall of flesh. audio muzixa qet.

john cage & david tudor. selections. indeterminacy. smithsonian folkways.

lyn hejinian. 9; 10. redo. pennsound.

lisa gill, mitch rayes. caput nili pt 1. caput nili. lisagill.org.

marge piercy. right to life. century of recorded poetry. rhino.

mitch rayes. simon. what I do.

robert hayden. the broken dark. audio archive anthology. poets.org.

saul williams. bloodletting. poems not fit for the white house.

sharon olds. wonder. century of recorded poetry. rhino.

sharon olds. last words. audio archive anthology. poets org.

Music

various. selections. The Aerial v3. nonsequitur foundation.

various. selections from The Aerial v 2. the aerial v 2. nonsequitur foundation.