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Collaboration with Chance

Posted on December 21, 2011 by wcd2

December 21 On our Facebook page, Edgar Garcia posted a link to Jackson Mac Low’s Words nd Ends from Ez. Ezra Pound, of course. The two poets used to be friends, but they were no longer close when Mac Low … Continue reading →

Posted in epic, Experimental poetry, Music, Nineteenth-century literature, print medium, Remediation, Rock music, Twentieth century literature | Tagged Add new tag, chance, Experimental poetry, Ezra Pound, Herman Melville, Jackson Mac Low, John Bonham, John Cage, Led Zeppelin, Moby-Dick, Music, randomization, Rock music | 9 Comments

Gertrude Stein and Richard Wright

Posted on November 2, 2011 by wcd2

November 2, 2011 When Richard Wright applied for a passport in January 1946, he was turned down. The State Department did not look favorably on left-leaning Americans (in this case, an ex-Communist) leaving their country and maligning it from abroad. … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris | Tagged Add new tag, Billie Holiday, black English, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Saul Bellow | 2 Comments

Monique Truong, The Book of Salt

Posted on October 26, 2011 by wcd2

October 26, 2011 Monique Truong. The Book of Salt. Monique Truong’s second novel, Bitter in the Mouth, came out last month, so (the way things are done here) it’s the time to celebrate her first. I’ve taught The Book of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Add new tag, Alice B. Toklas, Critique of Judgment, food, Gertrude Stein, Kant, Monique Truong, sensus communis, taste, Vietnam | 20 Comments

The Photo Collage

Posted on October 19, 2011 by wcd2

October 19, 2011 Chemical warfare in World War I. FMLN of El Salvador. The London Underground. Kenti cloth from Ghana. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas in Paris. These are the images that loosely define the boundaries of the project, … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Started | Tagged Add new tag, El Salvador, Ghana, Kenti cloth, London, Paris, WWI | Leave a comment