Outer Ear
April 21st, 2011
Swiss sound poets Jacques Demierre and Vincent Barras to perform at ESS this Saturday.
Prose and Poetry
Louder Than A Bomb
March 2nd, 2011
Chicago's very own Louder Than A Bomb is the country's largest youth poetry slam festival, and was just chronicled in a documentary by filmmakers Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel.
Chicago is My Kind of Town
May 29th, 2010
Our educators are, in fact, the gangsters, the “do-gooders” and the artists — and many of our citizens embody aspects of all three.
What is Graffiti?
April 5th, 2010
Chicago has a long history of tension between the broader arts community and city officials — both before and after Mayor Daley’s establishment of The Graffiti Blasters in 1993. Two recent events have highlighted this relationship: the “bombing” of the east wall of the Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing on February 23 and the death of Jason “SOLE” Kitchekeg while being pursued by Chicago police on March 9.
Tales from my Fisherman Father (If I follow my hands, can I shake the winter fish from the trees?)
December 8th, 2009
In Tiburon, on a Wednesday, I saw a seabird with my father’s face. “Why don’t you get yourself a decent boyfriend?” it cawed...
A Hirsute Affair
October 24th, 2008
At the heart of A Hirsute Affair are the myriad cultural meanings and representations of hair.
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