busy weekend. i went to hear kaia sand, chuck stebelton, chris stroffolino, maxine chernoff, and paul hover read on thursday. in thirty minutes or so, i'm going to go hear sheila murphy read at the uofc. at awp i picked up eileen tabios' reproductions of the empty flagpole, and i read through it quickly sitting in the cafeteria of uic (no, i'd don't really have any connection with uic. i was just there). i also received ilya kaminsky's dancing in odessa, which i also read quickly, primarily because the title interested me. i did not know kaminsky's work before this book, but it was an enjoyable read. being my usual reclusive self, i managed to only meet a few writers the afternoon i wandered around the awp conference center. i mostly stuck to chatting with writers i've known for a while or browsing books.
eileen tabios' book was a fun read, and she is one of the writers I regret not getting to meet, even though i think she was in town. in the book her references glide from greece to the philippines, and her use of the prose poem works well at capturing a lyric quality. very sensual—lots of breasts and touching, but not in a heavy-handed way. the sensual quality of her work is inviting—i don't mean that in a personal way; rather, the work invites the reader to experience a similar feeling.
stroffolino was a more animated reader than when i saw him reading in another church in new orleans a few years ago. since i did not know his work well the first time i saw him, hearing his voice again helps me as a reader.
eileen tabios' book was a fun read, and she is one of the writers I regret not getting to meet, even though i think she was in town. in the book her references glide from greece to the philippines, and her use of the prose poem works well at capturing a lyric quality. very sensual—lots of breasts and touching, but not in a heavy-handed way. the sensual quality of her work is inviting—i don't mean that in a personal way; rather, the work invites the reader to experience a similar feeling.
stroffolino was a more animated reader than when i saw him reading in another church in new orleans a few years ago. since i did not know his work well the first time i saw him, hearing his voice again helps me as a reader.
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