4th Annual Poetry Month 30/30/30 :: Day 1 :: Diana Rickard on Akilah Oliver
[box]It's hard to believe that today's post marks the first of our FOURTH annual 30/30/30 series, and that when this month is over we will have seeded and scattered ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY of these love-letters, these stories of gratitude
A VERY SPECIAL INVITATION to a CELEBRATION of APPRECIATION :: The OS is now accepting submissions for our 4th annual Poetry Month 30/30/30 series!
The Operating System is thrilled to invite you to participate in the 4th Annual 30-on-30-in-30 Poetry Month Celebration! In this series, we invite creative people from a range of backgrounds to share a story about how their work has been influenced
3rd ANNUAL NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 20 :: Christina Rodriguez on Clarice Lispector, Agua Viva, and the Art of Breathlessness
It's a slow kind of love that builds as the pages are turning. When you read a book, you grow to love the story, the characters, and the author. If you are a writer, you might find a mentor and a
3rd ANNUAL NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 11 :: ELIZA BLUE on MARIE HOWE
It is a Saturday, and I am kneading bread in a little kitchen in rural South Dakota. I am a month away from getting kicked out by my boyfriend’s parents, who own the place, because he is leaving to start
3rd ANNUAL NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 8 :: TC TOLBERT on CYNTHIA SPENCER
[h4]There is no god here: Cynthia Spencer, will, speech[/h4] [box] Up the Rig cram righteous, craze lit thun-di-fer-ous lin-ger finnnnnnnnnn whap! surrounding lakes of cherrywood fish, un- rippled with salt, un-rivaled clarity of rough munching signal. fit. liable to riot a winter from yr wilting morass. yr filched
3rd ANNUAL NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: Day 6 :: DIA FELIX on PHILIP LAMANTIA
[Editor's note: It is total synchrony that sees this post going live the weekend Dia's is in NY, kicking off a multi-city tour with City Lights / Sister Spit to promote her new book on that imprint, Nochita. Missed her at the
3rd Annual NAPOMO 30/30/30 :: DAY 2 :: ALYSSE KATHLEEN McCANNA on DIANE GILLIAM FISHER
Descend into the dark earth to make your meager living. Identify your spouse in a pile of bodies by some intimate detail no one else knows. Watch as the frosty morning pales your baby’s face as you are forced from
A VERY SPECIAL INVITATION to THE 3rd ANNUAL POETRY MONTH 30-on-30-in-30 SERIES
The Operating System is thrilled to invite you to participate in the 3rd Annual 30-on-30-in-30 Poetry Month Celebration! In this series, we invite creative people from a range of backgrounds to share a story about how their work has been
RE:CONVERSATIONS :: OCCUPY LOVE :: WE ARE THE HUNDRED PERCENT :: AN INTERVIEW WITH VELCROW RIPPER
ExSt: How can we as artists work with the information that we're given? Why is non-informational media so crucial in making this movement really work? VR: Because activists so often think that, you know, the facts will be enough. And they really
RE:CONVERSATIONS :: TRULY FREE FILM :: CREATING VALUE IN FREE FILM
Independent film is currently redefining investment, distribution, and business models in the light of changing world economic structures. New dynamics may make film a frightening place to build a career. However, it is important to acknowledge the creative advantages of
