May 30, 2018
Bill Freind to Dispatches, 30 May 2018
Hey Dispatches, You’re the MS-13 of the poetry world, a shadowy, evil, and foreign entity that threatens the sanctity and very life of North American…
May 30, 2018
A Dialog between Marc Nasdor and Dispatches Regarding Dispatch #33
Marc Nasdor exchange rev
May 28, 2018
Dispatch #34 – Barry Goes Ballistic, or, How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot while Accusing Others of Racism
Recently, Dispatches from the Poetry Wars posted a long exchange between Barrett Watten and Nathaniel Mackey. The post included salvaged texts from a…
May 26, 2018
Dispatch #33 – When personal is political
Dispatches is aware of the criticism circulating on social media regarding its posting of the Nathaniel Mackey/Barrett Watten Exchange. The primary…
May 26, 2018
Dispatches to Barret Watten, 24 May 2018
In the light of Barrett Watten's recent Blog post (25 May 2018) which attacks Nathaniel Mackey and Dispatches co-editor Kent Johnson with a barrage…
May 25, 2018
Ducasse/Maldoror/Lautréamont – Mayo del 68 – Erotismo Sexualidad, from Uruguay, via Silvia Guerra
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May 23, 2018
Dispatches welcome Linh Dinh
Dispatches is extremely pleased to announce that Linh Dinh, poet and photographer extraordinaire, has joined our Contributing Editors. We are…
May 23, 2018
The Barrett Watten / Nathaniel Mackey Encounter
The first part of this extended Dispatches feature is an excerpt from a long exchange that took place on Barrett Watten’s Facebook page, May 8-11,…
May 23, 2018
A review of Francis Levy’s Tombstone — Not A Western, by Evan Harris (link)
"Mr. Levy’s project is an earnest and driven seeking. All those jokes are mined as fuel to keep the inquiry moving forward. Those who are there —…
May 22, 2018
Ben Niespodziany interviews Linh Dinh [as published at Neon Pajamas]
From 1998 to 2010, Vietnamese American author Linh Dinh released six books of poetry, one translation, two collections of short stories, and…
May 22, 2018
Tokyo Dreaming, by Linh Dinh (link)
"We landed in darkness. The last time I was in Narita was 18 years earlier. With a six-hour layover, I inexplicably didn’t leave the airport. “Can I…
May 21, 2018
Dispatches Welcomes Rasula and Poirier as Contributing Editors
Dispatches s pleased to announce that Jed Rasula and Julien Poirier have signed on to Dispatches as Contributing Editors. Jed Rasula is a poet and…
May 20, 2018
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Beat Poet and Author, Dies at 87 (link)
“When Bob and I were first together, he had three things he would say,” Ms Hawkins said. “One of them was ‘I’ll never live in a house with a woman…
May 20, 2018
Emergency Dispatch on Zionist Violence, by Ammiel Alcalay
This statement was sent to me by Khaled Furani, professor of Anthropology at Tel Aviv University, a dear friend of mine and of the late Benjamin…
May 18, 2018
Finally . . . what took you so long, PoFo?
Dispatches from the Poetry Wars, which was the first and only poetry venue to come to the insistent defense of the martyr Liu Xiaobo, and of his…
May 17, 2018
Dispatches welcomes Byrd, DuPlessis, and Kalamaras to its editorial crew
Dispatches is extremely pleased to announce that Don Byrd, Rachel DuPlessis, and George Kalamaras have signed on as Dispatches Contributing Editors.…
May 16, 2018
When Smoke Broke Up with Mirrors, by Julien Poirier
Call it the onset of some kind of craziness, but I actually feel personally responsible for the Israeli military’s murder of Palestinian protesters…
May 16, 2018
Dispatches Welcomes Five New Contributing Editors
We announced a few days ago that poetry legends Anne Waldman and Nathaniel Tarn have joined as Contributing Editors to Dispatches from the Poetry…
May 15, 2018
Pobiz Stock Index Update, 15 May, 2018 – Battle Prep Rattles Po Markets
News of war preparations by an (un)Named Mexican Cartel (the linguistic white noise machine formerly known as Herb Yeeps) in collaboration with…
May 10, 2018
Nathaniel Tarn joins Dispatches
Dispatches from the Poetry Wars is pleased to announce that Nathaniel Tarn has joined its ranks as a Contributing Editor. Welcome, Nathaniel.
May 10, 2018
Emergency Dispatch – Dareen Tatour Update (link)
Israel Convicts A Palestinian Poet, NYC Writers Gather In Solidarity "ON THURSDAY Palestinian poet and photographer Dareen Tatour was convicted by an…
May 9, 2018
Pobiz Stock Index Update, 9 May 2018
Poetry Industry Gets Financial Boost; Market Turmoil Continues Frontier Poetry Logistics, Inc. has announced a $3000.00 Poetry Industry Prize in an…
May 8, 2018
Anne Waldman joins Dispatches
Dispatches is extremely pleased to announce that poet extrordinaire, Anne Waldman, has joined the Dispatches crew as a Contributing Editor. Welcome,…
May 6, 2018
Mušḫuššu; or, the Education of Kanye in the West, by Jared Schickling
Mushussu—translated variously from the Akkadian as reddish snake, fierce snake, splendid serpent—represents the Babylonian god Marduk, protector and…