April 2012
4 posts
March 2012
12 posts
“Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things...”
– Julian Barnes (via infinitives)
The Renegade Reading Series!
March 08, 2012 | 9pm | Free The Renegade Reading Series at LauchPad 21 Franklin Avenue (btwn Park & Sterling) Brooklyn, NY
A monthly reading series featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.This Thursday features Bobby Constantino, Chin-sun Li, Jeff Grunthaner, Richard Prins, Caits Meissner and Tishon
February 2012
23 posts
“So I just finished reading your book. I think I was beaming. I think I held it...”
– Poet Warsan Shire on The Letter All Your Friends Have Written you by Caits Meissner and Tishon (via caitsmeissner)
PANK MAGAZINE review of The Letter All Your... →
“Like two birds in flight, their patterns are varied, their wingspans diverse, yet the tempo between these two poets is an opera, formed from contrasting sounds, blended together to make whole the orchestra of shared experiences… I had to put it down and walk away. I had to catch breaths in the pocket of the ladies room at work, before I could come back to these words and allow...
“That’s right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that’s kind of perverted or maybe it’s...”
– Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Alexie just has the best quotes, no?)
“2. At a poetry reading, you are approached by an attractive stranger who claims...”
– Which Poetry Editor Are You?
Over at the Poetry Foundation, Lucy Ives muses about the job of a poetry editor and makes up the best internet quiz ever.
(via ecantwell)
Your Guide to Literary Tumblrs →
Happy Friday Lovers! For the Tumblrati among us, The Millions just blew our minds with this uber-thorough list of literary tumblrs you simply must follow. We didn’t make the list this time, but we’re about that Tumblr stuff too. Follow us, then follow them, then tell us if they’ve missed anyone we should be following.
andreablythe asked: Do you think there's a chance Caits and Tishon might reach the West coast for some "The Letter All Your Friends Have Written You" readings? (I'm selfishly thinking of San Francisco specifically.)
My Skin Don't Matter Because I Was Born Here →
caitsmeissner:
Persona poems about the Civil War Era by the American History 11th Grade Class at Urban Assembly Institute for Math and Science, in collaboration with Urban Arts Partnership. Led by Caits Meissner and Brodie Crawford. Book designed and edited by Caits Meissner.
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January 2012
40 posts
A Review: The Letter All Your Friends Have Written...
booksmatter:
The distinguishing feature of this poetry collection is not, in fact, the poems—though they are good—but the book’s genesis. As Tishon and Meissner explain in the introduction: “…we’ve been friends for roughly five years. In those five years we’ve shared countless letters. These letters aren’t letters in the true sense of the word. They are poems….” Born from the intimacy of...
A little whisper in your ear... →
caitsmeissner:
Ah, dear lovers of words and good natured folks,
This is the last reminder from your friendly neighborhood Caits! Our book (see exhibit A) will be celebrated this Tuesday at 7pm. The show is at Housing Works Bookstore, and it is free. Totally free! We have an amazing line up to accompany us…
“I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the...”
– Franz Kafka (via troubled)
Such Magnificent Taste and Texture and Feeling: A... →
An interview with Caits and Tishon on Used Furniture Review: Why they write, why they chose to do a book together, and why call it The Letter All Your Friends Have Written You
Book Boroughing: NYC Literary Events Calendar →
Hey NYC! There’s a new literary event listings site for anyone looking for lit-stuffs to do pretty much every day of every week until the end of time.
