2014 — The Monarch Review — Page 21
Monarch Review Podcast #2 – Rich Smith and Sarah Galvin
Monday, March 3, 2014 16:07 — 0 Comments
Fresh off the heals of the AWP writing conference, Sean De Tore and I talk with poet Rich Smith and writer Sarah Galvin about how they first met and how food and drink influence their work. Rich and Sarah also read some poetry to us toward the end of the show. Enjoy!
Playa de Los Muertos – Sonia Greenfield
Monday, March 3, 2014 11:20 — 1 Comment
The couple know at once that this is “it.†They are entranced. – Walker Percy, The Loss of the Creature
WHAT BRUTAL HAD SOWN – Eryk Pruitt
Monday, March 3, 2014 11:15 — 0 Comments
The first time she done it was to bury her daddy. There may have been other ways to go about it, but Rhonda McCloster didn’t have the means or, more importantly, the wherewithal. Old Joe Byrum wouldn’t put her daddy in a box or in the ground unless she paid up first, as nobody in her family line had ever done a lick towards stringing two pennies together. Byrum didn’t fancy Rhonda to be the first.
Going to the End – P. M. Merlot
Monday, March 3, 2014 11:08 — 1 Comment
I’m on the right street, but the wrong funeral home. If I were thinking clearly, I would turn my car around and head in the opposite direction. Instead, I drive to the second funeral home I know in my father’s hometown. Like the first parking lot, it’s as stark looking as this winter day. I have forty-five minutes left before I miss it all. Part of me wants to. I hate funerals. At the end I am exhausted. I go when I have to. Losing nearly all morning clarity, which is never optimum, I call my parents. I know that […]
An Interview With Rodrigo Valenzuela
Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:22 — 0 Comments
Rodrigo Valenzuela is a visual artist based in Seattle, WA. He recently won The Stranger’s Genius Award for his work. We here at The Monarch got a chance to catch up with Valenzuela to talk about his new exhibit at at Bryan Ohno Gallery, beginning March 6th. Jake Uitti: The presentation of your new works is called “Goal Keeper” – it has the obvious connotation of someone with aims who works to meet those aims. But it also has the soccer/sports connotation I can’t help but think about. Was this intentional in any way, or am I crazy and […]
Island Visitation – William Ford
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 13:33 — 0 Comments
Yellowing alders drift
One Super Important Question For Julia Massey and the Five Finger Discount
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 13:20 — 0 Comments
Julia Massey and the Five Finger Discount are all about stardust. They also love magic. And they love to play music! This is why their upcoming appearance at the Timber Outdoor Music Festival in Carnation, WA is so beautiful. Fits them like a glove. We got a chance to reach out to Julia, Dom and Geoff and ask them One Super Important Question about the upcoming summer festival.
Band In Seattle: Cody Beebe and the Crooks and Spoonshine
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:41 — 0 Comments
Every Saturday night at 11PM on KSTW (Channel 11 in the Emerald City), Band In Seattle broadcasts their newest episode. This week the  TV show, which features local musicians’ music and interviews, will present Cody Beebe and the Crooks and Spoonshine. To get a little insight into the program, we asked BIS founder Conrad Denke about what’s coming up this week. Jake Uitti: What’s special about this week’s episode with Cody Beebe and the Crooks and Spoonshine? Conrad Denke: This week on Band in Seattle, two very different, but equally extraordinary bands, are featured: Cody Beebe and the Crooks and Spoonshine. We interviewed Cody and his […]
Sean De Tore On Hangin Tuff Episode #3 With Jarv Dee
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:32 — 0 Comments
Welcome to the new mini-series where we ask five Seattle folk their thoughts on the new music interview and variety show, Hangin Tuff, presented by Bobbi Rich. This week, Sean De Tore, host of the mixtape Podcast, talks about episode #3 featuring Jarv Dee. Enjoy!
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
