Category Archives: Literature

from the Great Lakes Center for the Literary Arts Literocity Book Culture Club

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ubu507

Homer Pettingil was a decent little man – sober, industrious, a pillar of his community, until he… attended a convention, met up with a back-slapping buddy, drank enough daiquiris to douse his discretion, accepted the invitations of a shady lady … Continue reading →

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Literary Thrillers Versus Thrilling Thrillers

Posted on February 6, 2015 by ubu507

I just finished a recent release, “The Devil You Know” by Elisabeth de Mariaffi, that seemed promising and began pretty engagingly, but by the time I reached the end, had me wanting to throw it against the wall. I then … Continue reading →

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From The Great Lakes Literary Arts Center

Posted on August 18, 2013 by ubu507

1971

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Happy Birthday, Eddie!

Posted on January 19, 2013 by ubu507

Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Richard Henry Park (1832–1902) Date: 1882–84; executed, 1884 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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This just republished by the fantastic publishers Stark House Press!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by ubu507

The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked. — Amiri Baraka Beat means to have all the blather knocked out of you by experience, suddenly seeing things … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 27, 2012 by ubu507

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Birds

Posted on September 7, 2012 by ubu507

It is not easy to say what it is that awakens the inexpressible reveries and nostalgia that slowly rise within the soul like birds in flight: a fragment of landscape, a single lighted window in a darkened house front, a … Continue reading →

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And The Sea

Posted on July 29, 2012 by ubu507

And The Sea Through the big plate glass window of the cafeteria I see Virginia and Pam at a patio table outside. I break off my conversation, slip through the crowd, and go out the door and around the corner … Continue reading →

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POEM

Posted on October 7, 2009 by ubu507

By Max Jacob When the boat arrived in the islands of the Indian Ocean we discovered that we had no maps. We had to disembark! That was how we came to know who was on board: there was a … Continue reading →

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Swinburne: The Poet

Posted on December 2, 2008 by ubu507

As I said previously, I’ve been reading a lot by and about the improbable Victorian Algernon Swinburne. He’s not very well known these days, despite possessing many qualities and concerns that appeal to the contemporary spirit. After all, he … Continue reading →