The Iowa Informer will inform your a$$ off, especially their "Physical Media Blog" podcast, where hosts Nate Logsdon and Bryon Dudley discuss collections and all things collectable. On this issue: poetry books, with special guest, me chatting up new books by Jason Schneiderman and Shanna Compton, plus old(ish) faves by Natalie Shapero, and two old(ish) faves by Kimiko Hahn and David Wojahn. Thanks for having me on, II!
I’m madly in love with the Iowa Public Radio landing page for my chat with Charity Nebbe, which features a pic of a punk band and the word “cannibalism”! [Jen drops the mic and morphs into a typhoon of glitter bees]. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/.../poetry-inspired-by...
And head’s up: Akwi Nji’s interview is up, too!
Thank you for this “X-Ray-smart“ review, Lunate and Leah Mell.
“...a poetic universe of friction, farce, and alarming revelation...Though Crushing It can be morbid, disturbing, and unreal, Knox ultimately grounds us in the knowledge that veins of tenderness and compassion run underneath it all.”
Fun, right? These 19 songs are named in (or buried beneath) the poems in CRUSHING IT. Not included is ”Man vs Nature” by Killdozer (an inspiration for the poem “Irwin Allen vs the Lion Tamer”) because the only music that can exist alongside Killdozer is more Killdozer. Trigger warning: #murder #snakebite #accordions
Did you miss the reading? Watch the recording from October 15, 2020, with Tyree Daye, Alberto Rios, Lewis Hyde, and me, hosted by Laura Buccieri.
Thank you for this expansive read, Kate Davis and the staff of The Arkansas International, journal of literature from the University of Arkansas Program in Creative Writing and Translation. Y’all made me cry a little bit. <3
The new book’s titular poem
I’m honored to be included in this year’s anthology, edited by Paisley Rekdal and David Lehman. Here it is. It’s got that yummy new contributor copy smell. I can’t believe how much I needed to read this book RIGHT NOW. The introductory essays alone make me feel practically Canadian—like I’m surrounded by brilliant people and affordable healthcare. It’s THAT good!
Whoa. I'm holding it in my hand. It's bigger than it looks in the picture. [Breathe] It’s perfect—like one of those deep-down elements on the periodic table. Yes, it’s entering the world at a highly unusual time. But that’s OK, because it’s a super freaky book.
Available on Copper Canyon Press, October 20, 2020. Preorder here.
