Scott Poole — Poet and Silly Man

Poet, Scott Poole, gives a terrific interview over at the literary journal, Slow Trains.  When asked “What is your writing routine like,” he replies: “Well, first I drop into a cold sweat. Then I lie on the floor and wonder if I’m dying. Then I see if there is anything on television that I can [...]

October 2007 Photo Courtesy of Bina Sveda

I wanted a darker photo for the October header, and Bina Sveda came through for me.  This photo is titled Darker Emotions.  Just so you know what goes into this process, I literally look at over 1,000 photos, bookmark about 100, and then choose 1 from there.  So Bina’s photo really stood out from the [...]

It’s Not Chick Porn

Dionne Galace’s It’s Not Chick Porn is a great blog with similar content to A Bunch of Wordz:  randomness with an emphasis on literature.  There are writing contests and some original stories posted, along with book reviews and guest authors.  My favorite category is studmuffins.  Dionne has an awesome About Me page: “…I started a [...]

National Poetry Day, U.K.

October 4th is National Poetry Day in the U.K., with many events leading up to the day.  Here are the main ones: London: Monday October 1st, 7.30pm The Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JB Tickets £10 (£8 conc). To book call Ticketmaster on 0870 154 4040 Cardiff: Tuesday October 2nd, 7.30pm Millennium Centre, Mount [...]

Vaughn-O Doesn’t Write Poetry, People

I came across this website by someone named Vaughn-O.  He really really doesn’t like poetry.  If you say he does, it will make him angry. “Why do people seem to think that I do poetry? Do I radiate some kind of poet’s gayness or something?…Recently, I went through some of my old school books from years [...]

How You Like Me So Far?

Sorry about the silly song lyric reference in the title.  This blog is a couple of months old now, and I thought it would be a good time to get some feedback as far as content on this site. Are you a frequent visitor or a first timer?  Are there things that you come here [...]

Five Poems and a Manifesto

Kevin McFadden has published 5 poems and a manifesto over at the literary journal, archipelago.  Here is an excerpt from his poem, Amen:                “Not love, some other empire: the early attentions and the late attenuations. But I wanted a lover, not—my abettor— a better. The awfully big hows of your little light whys,” And [...]

American Literature Abuse Society

Literature abuse, or “readaholism,” is a very serious problem.  Okay, it’s actually a silly one that was totally made up, but this great website for the American Literature Abuse Society (ALAS) is very funny and worth a read.  They also have a special section for when the problem gets completely out of control – that’s right, when [...]

Abuse: Genes, Teens, and Talking Smack

In case you missed my post yesterday or the gazillions of other people writing about this on the internet, today is the day where bloggers come together to raise awareness of various forms of abuse.  In light of that, I’d like to talk about the following 3 things:  1) how a certain gene causes people [...]

India’s Bilingual Online Lit Mag

I’m always on the lookout for good literature in English which originates outside the usual sources like the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.  I was delighted when I found Tistarangit: First Online Literary Magazine of Sikkim, which is published in Sikkim, a state within India with a very interesting history.  Here you will find essays, fiction, and poetry [...]