We’re in the thick of National Poetry Month now, and Tweetspeak has a full round-up of ways to participate online. In particular, I think the Virginia Quarterly Review’s “Instapoem” series is especially rad. (Gee, I wonder why.)
Instapoetry Month
“Style is the writer”
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Scientists on Science Fiction
In New Scientist, several prominent scientists and literary types "nominate their lost sci-fi classics," from Richard Dawkins on Dark Universe to William Gibson on Random Acts of Senseless Violence.
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Research Bunker in NYC
The New York Public Library’s research collection will be moving to an impressive concrete bunker beneath Bryant Park (instead of the much protested option—New Jersey). Our own Michael Bourne writes about how the subway car, once a rolling library, is transitioning to digital.
Camus’ Web
Have you ever wondered what Charlotte’s Web would be like if Albert Camus joined the farm creatures? Well, someone wrote it for you at McSweeney’s. Pair with our review of Camus’ American Journals.
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Here Comes the Rooster
The Tournament of Books has returned, and this year's judges include our own Kirstin Butler!
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No Matter How Small
Over at The Atlantic, Lydia Millet argues for the power and legitimacy of The Lorax's moral message. Millet believes that the heavy-handedness of activist-minded fiction like The Lorax is powerful partly due to "its shamelessness. It pulls no punches; it wears its teacher heart on its sleeve."
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#NPR’s cooperating with #Spotify to spread #poetweets to the airwaves. Honored to be among those asked to record one. @Boiarski