carte blanche call for conflict-themed submissions

carte blanche is now open for submissions for its fall issue.

We're looking for subs based on the theme of CONFLICT. Of course, we will continue to accept subs based on any subject or theme, too.

The deadline is SEPTEMBER 15, 2012.

Please check out our guidelines HERE.

Good luck!

Speaking of "conflict" don't forget to check out the audio clips from the conflict-themed stories from the This Really Happened evening, hosted by carte blanche at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal on April 19, 2012 HERE.


Thanks.


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Her Royal Majesty #11

The launch for Paris-based magazine, Her Royal Majesty #11, is coming November 1st. For more info about the launch, which is sure to be the partay to end all partays, please click HERE and HERE.

I have a new special edition poem included in HRM #11, which will only be featured in the print version of the mag. The print issue will also be featuring an insert that folds out into a poster with art by Dan Estabrook on one side and drawn portraits of all the contributors, including your truly! Can't wait to see it for myself.

This issue is gonna be a doozy, featuring art by the likes of Rosy Lamb, illustrations from Finnegan's Wake by Stephen Crowe, and a special collaboration by James Franco (yes, that James Franco) and Alison Higgins. Wow!

OK, so what are you waiting for? Pre-order your copy of the magazine HERE.

Thank you, Harriet Alida Lye.

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Branch Magazine Issue 4: Pop

Happy new year, everyone.

The "Pop" issue of Branch is now live.

Two of my "Poetry Remixes" inspired by Miley Cyrus and Ke$ha are included in the issue.

Thank you Gillian, Roberutsu, and Benny.

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Elvis Pencil

A sculpture of Elvis Presley wearing shades, carved from the lead of a single pencil.

Awesome.

This amazing sculpture was made by Connecticut artist, Dalton Ghetti. Check out a gallery of more of his miniature masterpieces here and read more about the artist here.

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Oulipo in New York Toons

Jean-Jacques Poucel, Yale associate French professor and chief organizer of the recent Oulipo in New York festivities was kind enough to send me a link to some pretty rad sketches of the Oulipians by T. Motley from the New School event I attended at the beginning of the month. I think it captured their essence pretty well, no? See more sketches here.

More:

-Here's a lame review from Artforum (the journalist can't seem to get anyone's name straight!) of the otherwise entertaining evening.

-Jacques Roubaud reading some of his work here.

-Oulipo in Drunken Boat.

The Collages of John Ashbery

If you're able to make it to New York before October 4th, I suggest checking out John Ashbery's small exhibition of collages at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery. I attended the show's opening at the beginning of September and really enjoyed his pieces. They're playful, silly, strange, haunting, and gorgeous. Much like the poetry he's famous for. If you think, however, that gazing at these works of art will give you an access key to Ashbery's dense poetry, think again. They won't. Though, the collages are quite fun to look at. I'm particularly fond of "L'Heure Exquise", which shows an elegant blonde woman in the middle of a desert lightning storm, either scolding or flirting with a Macaw parrot on her knee. What does it mean? Does it matter?

Read an article about the exhibit from The New York Times here.

And if you can't make it into the city, don't fret, check out a slide show of some of Ashbery's collages (including L'Heure Exquise) here.