Monthly Archives: March 2006

partial response to Sour Duck’s take on the women’s visibility panel

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Liz Henry

This is in response to Sour Duck’s commentary on SXSWi and specifically on the panel I was on… I commented it on her post but then realized it’s so long I might as well repost it here. And I have … Continue reading →

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Imaginary argument with anyone who might care

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Liz Henry

In everything I’ve read about Cuban women writers, Luisa Pérez de Zambrana is either called a romanticist (and dismissed for it) or a not-quite-romanticist or post-romanticist-but-not-a-modernista (and dismissed for that too). I see the romanticism in a lot of her … Continue reading →

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Girls in tech

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Liz Henry

Note to self (and anyone else): This panel looks really neat. 7:00-9:00 pmPanel: Developing Girls’ Technology FluencyRebecca London, Jill Denner, Deborah Kim Emery, and Melissa Koch Related posts:damning with faint praise and no spaceBloggers haul in tons of free stuff

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liveblogging at the library

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Liz Henry

Since I read very quickly I’m done reading the poems for the Redwood City Youth Poetry Contest before the other judges. We’ve read, discussed, and judged K-1, 2-3, 4-5, and now are in the middle of reading poems from grades … Continue reading →

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translation, Lit and Lunch

Posted on March 28, 2006 by Liz Henry

This sounds great. I’ll be going! The Center for Art in Translation sponsors a lot of great events in SF, but I hardly ever get a chance to go to them. We hope you’ll join us on April 11 and … Continue reading →

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A quick attempt at Salome

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Liz Henry

I’m really digging Salomé Ureña de Henríquez, and though this is a rough draft of about the first third of a long poem, I thought I’d share it with you. When I come to a more final version I’ll post … Continue reading →

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third anniversary of war

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Liz Henry

It was a full moon three years ago as I drove down the highway crying, thinking of Salam Pax.  These days I still think of him, but every day wonder about Riverbend and her family…  Jeremy, of Daddy Dialectic and … Continue reading →

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Litgeek? Nerdaesthetics?

Posted on March 18, 2006 by Liz Henry

Liz Henry, Technoaesthete Mashup Originally uploaded by Brian Oberkirch. I’m so flattered that Brian labelled me a “Technoaesthete Mashup”. We had a really random encounter at the SXSWi conference, where within 3 minutes we established that we both think computer/net/tech … Continue reading →

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Reading this Friday at Art21 – Esther Kamkar and Julia Simone Alter

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Liz Henry

I don’t remember Julia’s poetry, but I heartily recommend Esther Kamkar’s work to anyone in the Bay Area. She’s one of my favorite poets on the SF Peninsula, really amazing. It’s like watching someone carefully bleed themselves and make wine … Continue reading →

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Tiptree winner announcement!

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Liz Henry

Congratulations to Geoff Ryman, who has just won the James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award for his book Air: or, Have Not Have. It’s an unusual book and a great story. The award goes each year to a work of speculative … Continue reading →

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