http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/did_i_mention_theres_a_poetry_slam_tonig Over at Maisonneuve, there's an interesting essay about how literature readings are not interesting at all. One of the best depictions of how a literary reading becomes something to be endured instead of enjoyed is to be found in Russell Smith’s comic novel Noise. The protagonist attends a poetry reading in an unventilated room with a strong “odour of feet” and a drunken patron who shouts invective at the small gathering. The distractions mount: The dishwashing machine at the bar came to life with a mighty buzz, and Dick’s voice was drowned. Simultaneously, someone in the front bar put money... Copyright 2008 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:00:00 -0800 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:43:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sympathy Post

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/did_i_mention_theres_a_poetry_slam_tonig#c1168922 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/did_i_mention_theres_a_poetry_slam_tonig#c1168922 Books Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:10:05 -0800 Clearly, this guy has never been to "Cheap Wine and Poetry." There are drunken shouts (Blame it on the cheap wine!), but no dishwasher and certainly no poetry that will bore your ass into rigamortis.

]]> Brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/did_i_mention_theres_a_poetry_slam_tonig#c1168984 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/did_i_mention_theres_a_poetry_slam_tonig#c1168984 Books Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:43:22 -0800