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Literary Kicks
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Litblog focusing on postmodern fiction, spoken word poetry, alternative and experimental literature of all kinds.
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A Talk with Roxana Robinson
Cost, Roxana Robinson’s tense novel about a disintegrating American family, begins in a mood of heightened sensitivity. Katherine, an elegant elderly woman visiting her adult daughter, caresses her combs and frets that she is losing her memory....
Reusing The Excuse: July 20 2008
I’m physically back from the honeymoon, but mentally not completely back yet. LitKicks will return in just a couple more days — good stuff is on the way! — and I’ll catch up with the Book Review next weekend. Here’s wh...
Gone Marrying …
It’s happening, folks. I was thinking of quoting from Gregory Corso’s Marriage, or maybe Soren Kierkegaard’s Either/Or, or else some Italian poet from the 14th century.* But what can words say? I’m in love and I’m off...
High Tech, High Touch
Back in 1982, a business book called Megatrends by John Naisbitt made a big splash. The most memorable phrase in this study of future trends was “high tech, high touch”, describing a product style or marketing approach that combines te...
Reviewing the Review: June 29 2008
I have a love-hate relationship with William Logan, the New York Times Book Review’s fiery poetry critic, who eviscerates the new volume of selected Frank O’Hara poems on the cover of this weekend’s issue. On the positive side, Lo...
