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Burning Deck: Introducing an Appreciation

Mathew Timmons introduces his serial appreciation of Burning Deck Press, which will celebrate their 50th anniversary over a span of several months and feature over 60 of their titles since 1961.

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Allen Ginsberg’s Recycled Erotic Manuscript

Allen Ginsberg’s letter about Buddhism was handwritten on the back of a discarded erotic manuscript, complete with tattoos, dog-like leg-humping, licking, and Ginsberg’s notation “recycled.”

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Monocle Stationary A5

Monocle may be both the best edited and best produced magazine for the eclectic international businessperson, equally concerned with good design, luxury travel, and world affairs. Their pocket shops—our closest outpost is in Santa Monica—peddle a well-curated selection of luxury goods, including the Monocle-branded Stationery Notebooks (£15 for an A5 in softcover, £25 for its [...]

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Source Succor: A Conversation with Adam O’Riordan

Source Succor: A Conversation with Adam O’Riordan

Last week Adam O’Riordan won the Somerset Maugham Award for his debut collection In the Flesh. This week we converse about transatlantic poetry, sonnets, Silver Lake, and Mark Linkous’ suicide.

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Molossus.co Presents!

Continuing a great tradition of collaboration with the Silver Lake Jubilee, Molossus is proud to invite its readers to the Molossus.co Presents AZTEX+PORN+STALIN, featuring Boris Dralyuk, Katherine Factor, Piotr Fiorczyk, Sesshu Foster, Geoff Nicholson, and Zak Smith.

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Three Darwishes

David Shook profiles three new translations of the work of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.

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Pascale Petit in Los Angeles

Molossus contributor and friend Pascale Petit makes a rare Los Angeles appearance, to read from the US edition of her latest collection, What the Water Gave Me, poems inspired by the life of Frida Khalo.

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Silver Lake Jubilee

Visit the Silver Lake Jubilee’s Literary Village, at the Silver Lake Jubilee! 22 – 23 May 2010! Performance Showcases include Los Angeles Comics, Les Figues Press, Sur+ Bilingual Reading, Molossus, The Parallax Poets, and many more! ***COMPLETE SCHEDULE BELOW.*** Featuring readings and signings by: Danielle Adair * Ama Birch * James Bolt * Amaranth Borsuk [...]

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Ricky Martin Comes Out with New Collection

Ricky Martin is the latest singer-turned-poet to publish a collection of poetry this year, following, perhaps most recently, indy cowboy Ryan Adams, as well as contemporary crossovers Billy Corgan, Jeff Tweedy, and Jewel. To celebrate it’s release, Vida Loca Press has allowed Molossus to publish the following poem in its entirety: Livin La Vida (Remix) [...]

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You Can Kiss Me on the Cheek: Molossus at Lucha VaVoom!

As part of our increasing coverage of Los Angeles-area events, Molossus asked Jack Martinez and Jennifer Fowler to cover Lucha VaVoom‘s latest show, “From Lucha with Love,” on 15 February 2010. Lucha VaVoom’s shows combine Mexican lucha libre-style wrestling with classic burlesque performance, hosted by comics and presided over by professional wrestling referees. The next [...]

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Molossus Los Angeles: Lucha VaVoom

As a Los Angeles-based publication Molossus is proud to showcase the best cultural events in the last city, as well as important events elsewhere around the world. Future coverage will include the forthcoming Serenade Sunset series, the Poetry Translation Centre’s UK Mexican Poetry Tour, and more. Past coverage has included Skylight Books readings by Paul [...]

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Making Space for Creation

The Iconic House: Architectural Masterworks since 1900, Dominic Bradbury (Thames & Hudson) $65 Bradbury’s survey of architecturally significant houses overwhelms with the sheer variety of beauty contained within. From the 1927 Melnikov House in Moscow to the 1962 Milam Residence in Jacksonville, Florida to the 1991 Casa Klotz in rural coastal Chile, Bradbury has covered [...]

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