- This song, “Calling Cards,” by Neko Case (I have a memorized calling card number from 14 years ago that I occasionally use):
- Radio Crackling, Radio Gone, by Lisa Olstein (Copper Canyon Press, 2006). Here’s a great poem from the collection called “That Magnificent Part the Chorus Does about Tragedy”.
- Eric Valli’s photography. I am in awe of these gorgeous photos. They do tell stories, but by immersing viewers into one fragment/scene of a story. There is something to learn here, I think.
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| Photo by Eric Valli, from High Himalaya |
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| Photo by Eric Valli, from Caravans |
- A bunch of readings that I’ll be doing throughout fall! It’s a good opportunity to read new work, and experiment with what pieces I group together. And it’s always fun to read one or two poems not by me!
And you, friends?
Do I strike you as a fairly honest person? I swear, as I looked through Valli's photos on the link, I thought, "Man, this guy is good enough to be in National Geographic." Then I looked at his magazine credits. Thanks for the intro, and good luck on the readings, not that you'll need it.
ReplyDeleteIntroductory aside: I'm a huge fan of The New Pornographers.
ReplyDeleteThis post made me realize that beyond "funny Internet pictures," I don't really examine photography/photographs. Maybe I've been missing out.