Aase's Death by Aase Berg, translated by Johannes Göransson — Black Ocean One might expect a book by Aase Berg with the title Aase’s Death to be dark, and it is. You may also expect it to be parodic, and maybe it is that too. But if it’s parodic, it’s darkly parodic. A defi...

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James Pate: Three Poems for Haunted Passages Messiah of Evil (1973) We sit in the sun and wait. We sleep. And we dream. Each of us dying slowly in the prison of our minds. —Arletty, Messiah of Evil I’ve often thought of the human head as a me…

Thanks to the good people at Heavy Feather Review (@hfr.bsky.social ) who've published poems from a collection I've been working on about cult films.
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Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

Udolpho Issue #2 Udolpho is a creative anthology devoted to all things gothic, a literary genre characterized by dark and picturesque settings, intense emotions, and often supernatural or macabre elements. This unique...

hi I've been tuned out coz chicago is a lot rn, but must show you this:

I'm in the new issue of the resurrected Udolpho gothic journal, ed. by James Pate! Wonderful folks in this issue (Jace Brittan, Paul Cunningham etc) order for spooky gothic halloween vibes!

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An anti-ICE flyer hanging in the window of the bookstore.

Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!

people walking along

'William Burroughs, Terry Southern, Allen Ginsberg, and Jean Genet at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 1968'

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A 32-Hour Workweek Is Long Overdue Bernie Sanders is calling for a reduction in the workweek to 32 hours, at full-time pay. He’s absolutely right. Gains in productivity should serve the working class.

Gains in productivity should serve the working class. We need a reduction in the workweek to 32 hours, at full-time pay.

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Grateful to Katrine for having invited me to be part of #AncientAlgorithms w/ so many #translators and friends whom I greatly admire: CAConrad, Sawako Nakayasu, Aditi Machado, Baba Badji, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen herself!

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i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.

Colonialization Through Dehydration in Palestine Israel’s extreme rationing of water to the Palestinian people is central to its larger project of control, domination, and ethnic cleansing.

Israel’s extreme rationing of water to the Palestinian people is central to its larger project of control, domination, and ethnic cleansing.

Thanks to @noisemakerjoe.bsky.social for having me on his podcast! We discussed the Gothic and noir, writing in different genres, Francis Bacon, David Lynch, the use of personas in art...a whole lot of topics.

How International Law Disintegrated in Gaza As the Israeli assault in Gaza approaches the two-year mark, the extent of Israel’s crimes becomes clearer by the day. So too does the complicity of other countries who have refused to uphold international law.

As the Israeli assault in Gaza approaches the two-year mark, the extent of Israel’s crimes becomes clearer by the day.

So too does the complicity of other countries who have refused to uphold international law.

it is no exaggeration to say that Hersey’s Hiroshima is one of the most affecting, devastating pieces of reporting in the last century. I don’t see how you can read it and not come away with the soul-deep belief that every nuke should be fully dismantled and the blueprints obliterated.

Socialists Love Public Parks Because They Belong to Everyone Socialists have a noble history fighting for more and better public parks — not just because everyone loves the park, but because public goods like parks are a challenge to the logic of capitalism.

Socialists have a noble history fighting for more and better public parks — not just because everyone loves the park, but because public goods like parks are a challenge to the logic of capitalism.

Short poems by Carleen Tibbetts “i’m bleeding from the knees // my feet kiss the damp of erotic earth // my tired bone gliding thru its alluvium ” —excerpt from Carleen Tibbetts’s poem “how we live with wh…

Some New poems in @thearsonista.bsky.social! Thanks, @saint-remus.bsky.social burninghousepress.com/2025/08/01/s...

“Dorothea Tanning’s Tempest in Yellow (1946)” by James Pate “Bloodied bread-sponge: gnostic gnashing, arsonic ardor.” —excerpt from James Pate’s poem “Claudio Gizzi’s Theme for Andy Warhol’s Blood for Dracula (1973)”

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Untitled by Joe bielecki “I died in the muck next to an empty two liter of mtn dew do you think I’d become some kind of fucked up bog body” —excerpt from Joe bielecki’s poem “Untitled”

I have a new poem out in @thearsonista.bsky.social thanks to @saint-remus.bsky.social

I’ve been working on a poetry collection for about a year now, and I feel like this is a pretty good snapshot for what you can expect from it.

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“Claudio Gizzi’s Theme for Andy Warhol’s Blood for Dracula (1973)” by James Pate “Bloodied bread-sponge: gnostic gnashing, arsonic ardor.” —excerpt from James Pate’s poem “Claudio Gizzi’s Theme for Andy Warhol’s Blood for Dracula (1973)”

Very excited to have some poems up at @thearsonista.bsky.social. And thank you to guest editor @saint-remus.bsky.social.

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ART & ANNIHILATION– July 2025 Guest Editor M. Forajter Contemporary ecological concerns are often countered with talk about environmental justice. What does justice mean to a corpse? I’ve read too many books where hapless environmentalist do-gooders tr…

after a week of flailing around like a distressed sunfish, i present to you Burning House Press:JULY EDITION! (its 11:20pm, it still counts!)
Thanks to everyone who shared their work w me! I received an AVALANCHE of subs at the end of the month & was /floored/

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Black Dahlia Illuminating and captivating, New York Times bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia mu...

I've read at least a half-dozen books on the murder of Elizabeth Short. This is by far the most trustworthy. It offers no grand theory. Instead, it does important work at busting myths & exposing the brutal misogyny that has always dominated the story.
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Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action

"It is vital to recognise that a genocide is under way even without a ruling in the case before the international court of justice, [Yuli Novak, the director of B’Tselem] said. 'Genocide is not just a legal crime. It’s a social and political phenomenon.'"

Zohran Mamdani vs. Donald Trump It’s clear that Donald Trump will aim to make governance as difficult as possible for Zohran Mamdani’s potential New York City mayoralty. But Mamdani has a range of options available to counter the president’s attacks.

It’s clear that Donald Trump will aim to make governance as difficult as possible for Zohran Mamdani’s potential New York City mayoralty.

But Mamdani has a range of options available to counter the president’s attacks.

YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - Official Trailer | Directed by Amy Berg

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8 Books About Space That Reimagine What It Means to Live on Earth - Electric Literature Space doesn’t belong to billionaires. It belongs to storytellers and dreamers

"Reads like a transmission from an other-than-human consciousness in an other-than-Earth setting. Berg’s poetry moves through alien ecologies and dystopian transformations."

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Zohran Mamdani Is Right: We Shouldn’t Have Billionaires The myths that billionaires earn, invent, or give their way to virtue don’t survive scrutiny. Billionaire wealth isn’t built on genius — it rests on public investment and ends with the power to shape law, labor, and markets.

The myths that billionaires earn, invent, or give their way to virtue don’t survive scrutiny.

Billionaire wealth isn’t built on genius — it rests on public investment and ends with the power to shape law, labor, and markets.

JULY 2025 Guest Editor Is M. Forajter!!! THEME: ART & ANNIHILATION: contemporary gothic writing in the Anthropocene Burning House Press are excited to welcome M. FORAJTER as the second BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today M. will take over editorship of Burning House Press onlin…

I've received a lot of stunning subs for BURNING HOUSE PRESS...I'm blown away. I'm still reading everything so check yr inbox soon 👀

All selected work will be published in a single 'issue' at the end of the month

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Constantly struck by how good academia is at teaching people to be critical of texts, but how poor at engaging with the beauty of the text. This suspicious mode of thinking, discussing art seems often to be a way of avoiding having that unsettling, profound encounter with the weird beauty of art.

No Speed Limit on the Lost Highway | A Podcast with Barry Gifford and William Boyle Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts was lucky enough recently to fly to San Francisco to meet up with hero and Southwest Review patron saint, Barry Gifford. I attended a screening of Lost Highw...

📌 ICYMI, part 2 in our summer issue double feature

A new podcast feat. @wmboyle4.bsky.social talking w/ Barry Gifford about working w/ David Lynch 🍿

Listen to NO SPEED LIMIT ON THE LOST HIGHWAY now below… southwestreview.com/volume-110-n...

"In much of the world, all beaches are public. French law prohibits private beaches, and the same is true not only in communist Cuba but in Mexico and numerous other countries." -- really interesting article by Liza Featherstone

JULY 2025 Guest Editor Is M. Forajter!!! THEME: ART & ANNIHILATION: contemporary gothic writing in the Anthropocene Burning House Press are excited to welcome M. FORAJTER as the second BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today M. will take over editorship of Burning House Press onlin…

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