Louise Bourgeois on Writing
“Art is manipulation without intervention.”
“I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands.”
“Surrealism is anathema for me. Because the surrealists made a joke of everything. And I consider life a tragedy.”
“I like Francis Bacon best, because Francis Bacon has terrific problems, and he knows that he is not going to solve them, but he knows also that he can escape from day to day and stay alive, and he does that because his work gives him a kick.”
“Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.”
“Art is not about art.”
“It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.”
Roundup in which the pollen count leaves me with no choice but to shapeshift into my reptile self
hotmanhokage i seen one before it was riding a bike disguised as a man and i saw his eyes.i think my cousin is a reptilian because her eyes look like it all that all the time
lescwilson I think u should consider that one of the qualities of these reptilians is known to be their cold hearted nature and that they’d kill u at the drop of a hat… for food…so don’t be so eager for their control lest u be farmed like veal or pork!
LadyWennor Draconians happen to be my favorite cataloged species. Don’t care about their plans of taking over earth if that is the case. I find Draconians hot but if you ask me I always fall for the extream.
“Wake Up!”: The Reptilian Shapeshifter Vidclip Festival is currently running at Coop’s place. Where else?
With a great hearty hat tip to Kate Ankofski- this interactive guide to finding your favorite Bob Dylan album.
At the Rumpus, Jami Attenberg interviews Teddy Wayne and David Goodwillie at the same time (!!!) about their new novels, terrorism, and the media.
And this one from the Almost Rhymes File: Christopher Hitchens on the Dark Side of Dickens.
Call For Book Reviews
I’m taking over as the Online Editor of The Southeast Review. One of my main goals will be to promote indie/micro/small presses and their books. To that end, I’m looking to publish a shitload of book reviews.
That means I need you.
Poetry/Fiction/Nonfiction/Cross-Genre/Whatever
Please consider writing a few words (formal/informal/meditation/critique/create your own form) and then send those words to me with a brief bio: southeastreview.org@gmail.com
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April 22nd, 2010 / 11:43 pm
April 22nd, 2010 / 11:43 pm
Fourth Mess Section
1. If you are interested in the relationship between photographic images and reality, Abraham Zapruder has a conundrum for you. –Errol Morris’s twitter feed
2. Incompetent individuals fail to recognize genuine skill in others. –The Dunning-Kruger Effect
3. Portraits of those who sit across from Marina Abramovic during The Artist Is Present.
4. The last days are marked by hallucinations: bears, wolves and aliens prowl the roadside; asphalt cracks rearrange themselves into coded messages. –a profile of Jure Robic, ultra-endurance athlete
5. They’ve watched so many times, full of their clear juice, hanging from small striped boxes, gushing like ants, picking at the hands of unsubtle blind people, nibbling right up to the police hem. –Atonement Century Machinery (Frivolous Ridership) by Fortunato Salazar
6. The photographs of Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game killer.
Roxane Gay—
I really enjoy The Awl, and today there’s an interesting article about why online commenters seem to revel in meanness.
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Matthew Simmons—
What’s an outsider? UPDATE: But, seriously—are you an “outsider”? What makes you one?
Alec Niedenthal—
The NOON reading is tonight at 7Pm. Readers include: Kim Chinquee, Sara Jaffe, Tao Lin, Lincoln Michel (yay Lincoln!), Dylan Nice, Diane Williams, Anya Yurchyshyn. It’s at the Center for Fiction (17 E. 47th Street), and if you are going, please RSVP to 212.755.6710. This is the reading-equivalent of Lollapalooza or at least Pitchfork Fest. Looks like there will be free wine and chairs.
Also, if you are in Florida, next Friday Justin Taylor, Amy McDaniel, Alexis Orgera and I are reading here in Sarasota. On Saturday, we’re doing a panel on “reading style.” There’s a Facebook event.
Creative Nonfiction via Blog
Creative Nonfiction is putting together an anthology of blog posts from the past six months that give body to the form as form. They are looking for nominations for inclusion. Here is more info & how:
Recently, the NY Times’ Paper Cuts blog ran an interesting piece about whether or not a blog could rise to the level of literature (http://tiny.cc/thr48). Their answer, ultimately, was no, but the editors at Creative Nonfiction (www.creativenonfiction.org) are trying to remove this “less-than” tag many ascribe to the form. For the past three years we’ve been featuring blog posts in our publications, and we are currently seeking narrative blog posts to reprint in our next issue (#39: Summer Reading; forthcoming July 2010).
What we’re looking for: Vibrant new voices with interesting, true stories to tell. Posts must be able to stand alone, 2000 words or fewer, and posted between November 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. Deadline for nominations is 12 pm EST, Monday, April 26, 2010.
To nominate a blog post or for more info, go here: http://www.creativenonfiction.org/blog/blog_nomination.html
Glad someone is doing this. Help them make it hard.
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April 22nd, 2010 / 2:23 pm
April 22nd, 2010 / 2:23 pm
Op Ed on Eds
I get confused by all the kinds of editors there are. It seems that journals that take themselves really seriously tend to have a bunch of editors. I don’t know that much about publishing, so maybe there’s a guideline, but to me it just seems like a bunch of people calling one another fancy names. What follows is my guess about what these types of editors do.
Editor – this guy (sorry, I imagine a dude) doesn’t read submissions; he might not even read the journal when it comes out. He just calls his friends on the phone to solicit their writing. He likes to say “I split my time between New York and [some other city].” This guy is famous and he rocks.
Executive Editor – this guy is old, and went to Princeton in the 50s. He doesn’t have an email account; doesn’t even know what twitter is. He just goes to the bank and transfers money and writes checks. He lives by a lake, but cannot swim.