Tag Archives: poetry

Unruly Islands will blow your mind, so buy it

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Liz Henry

If you don’t really like poetry because it usually sucks and is embarrassing, buy my latest book of poems, Unruly Islands. Buy some extra copies for your friends and one for your giant robot. It goes well in hackerspaces! Poems … Continue reading →

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Cranky Lightning

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Liz Henry

I’m at the Quiet Lightning reading in a VERY CRANKY mood ready to liveblog. It smells like pot in here and I’ve had a gin and tonic and about 100 hipsters with scarves on are blocking my way to the … Continue reading →

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Historical Hipster San Francisco Poetry

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Liz Henry

As I was reading up on the controversy about Blue Bottle Coffee putting a generator-drive truck with espresso machines into Dolores Park, I came across this mock documentary by “Kenita Burns” about the battle between Ritual Roasters and Blue Bottle … Continue reading →

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Dawn I heard a rag rip

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Liz Henry

Greg Hall died. He was a good friend and a great poet. It drove me crazy to see him just throw away garbage bags full of his own fantastic poetry. He could shed it as easy as he could shed … Continue reading →

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WOMPO First annual festival of women’s poetry

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Liz Henry

The WOMPO women’s poetry mailing list has had an amazing month on its bulletin board; all of November they’ve hosted The First Annual Festival of Women’s Poetry online. Their (our) international section, Women Poets from Around the World, is notable … Continue reading →

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Translation: Mariblanca Sábas Alomá

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Liz Henry

Mariblanca Sábas Alomá (1901–1983) Mariblanca Sábas Alomá was an Ultraist feminist Cuban writer. She was involved with the first Congreso Nacional de Mujeres in Havana in 1923. Her work was published in El Cubano Libre, Diario de Cuba, Orto and … Continue reading →

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Translation: Claudia Lars

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Liz Henry

Here’s my chapter on Claudia Lars. I found this a hard poem to translate. Though I could’t do it justice, I enjoyed trying. Vanguardist poetry is hard, in general. I think because it is built on so much symbolism from … Continue reading →

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Translation: Emilia Bernal

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Liz Henry

Here’s yet another section from my anthology! Enjoy. The poem about the rose is kind of naughty – just thought I’d point that out in case you’re not naturally dirty-minded. Emilia Bernal (1884-1964) Emilia Bernal de Agüero was born in … Continue reading →

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Translation: Jesusa Laparra (1820-1887)

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Liz Henry

Here’s another chapter of my thesis. I hope someone enjoys this or finds it useful! Someday I’d love to spend a few years traveling around to different libraries in Spanish America looking up old issues of these journals, finding and … Continue reading →

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Translations: Bolivian poet Adela Zamudio (1854-1928)

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Liz Henry

Here’s another chapter from my (unpublished) anthology, Spanish American Women Poets (1880-1930). Adela Zamudio was a Bolivian poet, essayist, novelist, teacher, and school director. She was also an activist and an advocate of women’s higher education. In her early years, … Continue reading →

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