poetry
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Silverman writes, of suture, that the construction of the cinematic film as a physical object creates a kind of anxiety for the viewer. Because the image is bound on all sides by the periphery of the camera, the viewer’s point of view is limited, reduced, fixed. And because the images are “stitched together” on the…
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Collin wrote a review of my chapbook over at The Pedestal. (Thanks!) Click to the quote to read the whole review: Jensen could have easily bogged Living Things down with melancholy and self-pity, and while you might shed a few tears, it won’t be in the places you might expect. There’s a sharp clarity and…
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My poem “I Am the Boy Who Is Tied Down” has been accepted for MiPo. It’s the concluding poem of the M.S. section of RISK. A few other pieces from the book have been accepted elsewhere, so I’m happy it’s (slowly) getting out there. I’m rebuilding the second section. I’m wondering if maybe some of…
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I’ve been getting really positive feedback about the four sections of the long poem “Safe” that were excerpted in the current Hayden’s Ferry Review—people are even emailing me to tell me how powerful the pieces are, which hasn’t happened before. I have to admit I’m glad. But other than that, I’m having a hard time…
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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of judging the Arizona state finals for the Poetry Out Loud competition. About fifteen students competed from all over the state, reciting everything from Lewis Carrol to Maya Angelou. The poem choices selected for the competition are interesting to say the least. There are some very archaic…
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I usually don’t double-post, but I had to share what C. Dale linked to today: “Why do you hate us so much that you will not permit us to legally love? I am almost 72, and I have been hated all my life, and I don’t see much change coming. I think your hate is…
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