Category Archives: Bernadette Mayer

Happy 40th Birthday to Midwinter Day (by Bernadette Mayer)

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

“I had an idea to write a book that would … prove the day like the dream has everything in it.” — Bernadette Mayer, Midwinter Day Today marks the 40th anniversary of an important moment in twentieth-century poetry — the … Continue reading →

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Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (8/23/18)

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

Here’s the latest roundup of recent links, new publications, and news related to the New York School of poets.  (For my most recent roundup, see here). — The indie band Deerhunter released an album titled Double Dream of Spring, a … Continue reading →

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Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (5/16/18)

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

Here’s the latest roundup of recent links, new publications, and news related to the New York School of poets.  (For my most recent roundup, see here). – They Knew What They Wanted, the gorgeous new collection of John Ashbery’s collages … Continue reading →

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James Schuyler’s “February”: “It’s a day like any other”

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

It’s February 28, and that means it’s a good day to read and think about one of my favorite James Schuyler poems, “February,” which takes place “on the day before March first.” I’ve decided to post an excerpt from my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernadette Mayer, Douglas Crase, James Schuyler, Poems, Ralph Waldo Emerson | 4 Comments

Book announcement: “Attention Equals Life” (with discount code)

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

  As I’ve mentioned a few times here before, my second book, Attention Equals Life: The Pursuit of the Everyday in Contemporary Poetry and Culture, was recently published by Oxford University Press.  Although it is not strictly a study of the New … Continue reading →

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Stephanie Burt’s “The Poem Is You” and John Ashbery’s Invitation to the Reader

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

                  Stephanie Burt’s expansive new book, The Poem is You: Sixty Contemporary American Poems and How to Read Them, is both a well-chosen anthology of American poems published since 1980 and a generous … Continue reading →

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On Bernadette Mayer’s “Exhilarating” New Book, “Works and Days”

Posted on June 16, 2016 by

As part of its “Definitive List of Must-Read Poetry Books from 2016 (So Far),” Flavorwire has posted a short review of Bernadette Mayer’s new book, Works and Days (which is about to appear from New Directions), by Jonathan Sturgeon. Sturgeon notes that Mayer’s book is obviously … Continue reading →

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Bernadette Mayer’s “Memory” as an “Everyday-Life Project”

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

For the past six weeks, Bernadette Mayer’s important early multimedia work Memory has been on display at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago (the exhibition closes on April 27).  In conjunction with the exhibit, the Poetry Foundation hosted an artist’s talk with … Continue reading →

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Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore Talks Poetry with Daniel Kane

Posted on December 17, 2015 by

The musician Thurston Moore — one of the founders of the groundbreaking experimental rock band Sonic Youth — has deep and long-standing ties to the New York School of poets, and to avant-garde poetics more broadly.  After all, he did recently record a song called “Frank O’Hara … Continue reading →

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John Perreault, “Polyartist” of the New York School (1937-2015)

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

The New York Times reports today that the poet, artist, and art critic John Perreault has passed away, at the age of 78.  In Terence Diggory’s Encyclopedia of the New York School Poets, Perreault is described as “an emblematic figure … Continue reading →

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