Kindle vs. the Book – James Brantingham
Friday, July 22, 2011 17:27 — 3 Comments
Connections When Dante addressed his readers, O tu che leggi…O you who read, he wrote to a very limited readership– only the wealthy had the time and leisure for an education. And at that, the language the literate did read was Latin. Dante wrote the Commedia in the Italian vernacular.   According to Erich Auerbach, it wasn’t until Dante’s time that ordinary language in medieval Europe had an alphabet. The door creaked open to modern literacy. As importantly, Dante established a relationship between the author and the reader by speaking directly to the reader—for the first time according to Professor Auerbach. […]
Opening Day Shutout – John Rodwan
Thursday, March 31, 2011 16:00 — 1 Comment
In an uncustomary relaxation of the stern and rigid discipline that defined it, the parochial school I attended from seventh to twelfth grades permitted students whose parents obtained tickets for opening day to look at live baseball instead of dull blackboards.
Ain’t Misbehaving – Timothy Baker
Monday, March 14, 2011 3:52 — 5 Comments
The man in the middle of the stage was obese and ginger. I wondered if he was really as spherical as he appeared or if the old VHS tape was adding weight, as I had heard appearing on TV could do. He held his trumpet incorrectly
Baby Trees – Toke Hoppenbrouwers
Monday, February 14, 2011 17:43 — 0 Comments
“No, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) does not exist in Indonesia.â€
Can Literary Tradition Survive Capitalism? – Katie Wilson
Monday, February 14, 2011 0:44 — 3 Comments
The founding of a new literary magazine is, I believe, a thoroughly worthwhile endeavor.
On Losing Salinger – Rebecca Bridge
Thursday, February 10, 2011 14:55 — 2 Comments
When I was sixteen I let my dad hypnotize me
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
