I used to entertain the idea that I was vaguely a kind of musician, but I've not really made music for a few years now. What I did make and release under the name of Novak is available here. Should be free - novaknoise.bandcamp.com/music

Olivia Cronk

New ACTION BOOKS coming this April: • Spanish poet Antonio Gamoneda's Burn the Losses • Palestinian poet Ghayath Almadhoun's searing I Have Brought You A Severed Hand • W & E, ML Martin's "refracted" translation of medieval poem Wulf and Eadwacer Let me know if you are interested in reviewing!

preordered this. excited to dive in

no matter how many times I host these readings, I always get anxiety 48 hours before showtime, worried no one will attend, so please help calm my nerves & spread the word

Meekling's wondrous Olivia Cronk is part of this crazy good lineup WEDNESDAY eve at The Whistler 🥃💫

My album with Meghan Lamb, titled Mirror Translation, a companion record to Meghan’s new book (also titled Mirror Translation) is now up at Bandcamp. Stream, download, buy the book, buy the tape. We are available to play children’s birthday parties. violetfistula.bandcamp.com/album/mirror...

New episode of Writing The Rapids is up now! Meghan Lamb and I talk about her upcoming collection Mirror Translation, culture shock, and how easy it would be for someone who doesn’t speak much English to kidnap me.

Next week!! feat. authors from @torbooks.bsky.social / @coffeehousepress.bsky.social / @actionbooks.bsky.social / @tarpaulinsky.bsky.social / @ghostcitypress.bsky.social / @bullcitypress.com

Meghan Lamb and I made an album together and it fucks. Order the cassette now (stream and download soon). pukepink.bigcartel.com/product/viol...

March's Neon Night Mic lineup is HERE! Join us at Chicago's The Whistler on March 5 for some poetry, prose, and erasure bios @anandalima.bsky.social @meeklingpress.bsky.social @martinezfjulian.bsky.social @ezhang77.bsky.social @coffeehousepress.bsky.social @whistlerchicago.bsky.social

Reminder! You can preorder Meghan Lamb’s (fucking incredible) new book. First printing is a limited run of 100, half sold out already. pukepink.bigcartel.com/product/megh...

This is today! Chicago people, come on out! We will finish before kick off!

Chicago! My next Neon Night Mic is on Wednesday, March 5 at The Whistler I'll be announcing the lineup tomorrow, so until then, please marvel at the first five segments we've done Hope to see you there!

January was a great month for me and books

Finished reading this yesterday morning. Absolutely incredible work.

3 copies remaining.

wholeheartedly recommend Genocide House. do yourself a favor and read it

This book is so good.

I have 8 copies of the Genocide House. Send me a message if you’d like a signed copy for $25 (with shipping).

On February 9th I will be in conversation with Erik Rebain, author of Arrested Adolescence, on the “motives, secrets, and desires” of Leopold and Loeb at the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago. It’s going to be a cool event and I hope some of you make it out!

Bill Knott’s The Naomi Poems is astonishing & I am glad that Black Ocean has brought it back into print.

Don’t forget you can listen to my podcast on YouTube now. Which might be a good place for people who like me talking about books to be tuned into this year.

Chicago! This is going to be a good one!

Watching the Straight Story. Lovely film.

Meghan Lamb’s MIRROR TRANSLATION is up for pre-order. I strongly recommend this book for all fans of Meghan’s work and fans of literary horror in general. pukepink.bigcartel.com/product/megh...

Pittsburgh friends--I'm going to be reading on March 15 for the release of Meghan Lamb's MIRROR TRANSLATION. It will be the first time, apparently, @robertkloss.bsky.social and I have ever been in the same room. 7pm / March 15 / 222 Ormsby / Pittsburgh

The new @robertkloss.bsky.social novel The Genocide House is fucking brutal, in the best way. Like, if an early Swans album were a book. Damn.

you should check out the collected zines and music of @straightpanic.bsky.social

This one is going to fuck. In honor of Meghan Lamb’s forthcoming book.

MASSIVE thanks to @thequietus.com & dream interviewee Gary Numan for the chance to have this very special conversation about ghosts, Prince & masking-up to battle self-doubt. 🖤 ✨ 👻 🎭 thequietus.com/interviews/i... Gazelle Twin pic: Teri Varhol / Gary Numan pic: Chris Corner (IAMX)

A new story up at the new literary magazine Terrazzo! Thanks to Gina Nutt www.terrazzoeditions.com/terrazzomag/...

Chicago! This is going to be a good one!

CHICAGO! Come to this!

In five days! I’ll be reading with some greats! @ambersparks.bsky.social @babaklak.bsky.social

Spoke to Meghan Lamb about Genocide House over at Heavy Feather Review heavyfeatherreview.org/2024/12/05/t...

Great interview with @robertkloss.bsky.social in Heavy Feather Review about his latest novel The Genocide House (waiting for my copy to arrive)

Just watched Julien Donkey-Boy for the first time.

Hey don’t forget Writing The Rapids is on YouTube now

Van Sant’s Gerry is an excellent film

'Religious Equipment takes us on a pain-strewn journey from birth to death, unspooling joy from the mundanity of suffering and depictions of disappointment' Religious Equipment by Quiet Husband is tQ's Album of the Week https://buff.ly/4g0TRy5

Watched Gummo for the first time last night.

“I’ll be there for you…” (Polaroid)

Watched Gus Van Sant’s Elephant last night.

Started our dive into the Catherine Breillat films on Criterion last night. 36 fillette is quite a movie.

Still have some spots open for fiction and art 🖼️ ✍️ www.loverseyepress.com/submit

Just watched Trash Humpers for the first time. Even Dwarves Started Small is the only movie I can think of remotely like it.

Watched Begotten last night. One of the great films. Genuinely disturbing movements of light and shadow and sound.

Don’t sleep on this brilliant and brash book in tradition of Maldoror and Aase Bergs Dark Matter. from Black Box Named Like to Me by Diana Garza Islas (trans Cal Paule) - Ugly Duckling presse. First published in Asymptote: www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/black...