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Charles Wright, New US Poet Laureate

Charles Wright will be the next Poet Laureate, kicking off his tenure with a Sept. 25 reading of his work.

Wright has 24 poetry collections and two books of ... [ read more ]

Smartish Pace 2013 Pushcart Prize Nominations

From Smartish Pace, Issue 20
 
Carson Cistulli: “Young People Will Have White Hair”
Leah Falk: “Westview Cemetery”
Andrea Henchey: “The Moon Is So Smart”
Timothy Liu: “The Garden of ... [ read more ]

Lucy Biederman, Smartish Pace Reading

Lucy Biederman reading for Smartish Pace at the Issue 16 Release Party at Cyclops, Baltimore, on May 15, 2009. This was a joint party with the DC lit magazine, Barrelhouse. Intro by Stephen Reichert of Smartish Pace. Intro/Outro music by Pree.

Interview with Michael Chitwood

DMB: You have worked for a number of different publications, as a science writer and also as a commentator. Which of these was most fulfilling?  MC: I enjoyed my time at the various publications. Working for the University of Virginia Medical Center and Duke Medical Center introduced me to people and situations I would not otherwise have ever encountered. I’ve witnessed surgery to put skin grafts on burn victims and flew in a life-flight helicopter. I once stayed up 36 hours with a medical intern for a story. The radio commentaries gave me a wide audience.  After one of my commentaries aired, my doorbell rang and a neighbor on my doorstep said, “You just made me cry.” DMB: In 1986, you moved from Virginia to North Carolina. What were the factors that caused you to move? MC: The reason for the move was simple. I had just finished my MFA at UVa, and my wife wanted to get her MBA. She had chosen the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We came to Chapel Hill and fell in love with the place.          DMB: Did your 'poetic voice' change along with the move to NC? [ read more ]

Imaginarium

The poems in Lynn Levin’s second book, Imaginarium, reveal a mature heart smitten by the elusive promise of happiness in a blemished world. Levin reveals a self-proclaimed "greed" for both the literal and figurative fruits of human experience. The range of subjects and breadth of tone is reached by the poet’s astute attention to detail; it is as if she walks with microscope in hand, for no creature is too small to be noticed, no ... [ read more ]