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PEOPLE THINKING THOUGHTS ON THINGS SINCE 2003 | IMAGE: NOAH SATERSTROM

Columns | Tarpaulin Sky Magazine
PEOPLE THINKING THOUGHTS ON THINGS SINCE 2003 | IMAGE: NOAH SATERSTROM
Kelly Krumrie’s “Figuring”: 2022 Roundup
Figuring is a column that puzzles over (to figure) and gives shape to (a figure) writing, art, and environments that integrate or concern mathematics and the sciences. In our THIRD ANNUAL roundup, Kelly Krumrie gathers some of her favorite art, text, tacos, and monuments of 2022.
Julia Cohen’s and Abby Hagler’s “Original Obsessions”: An Interview with Selah Saterstrom
"I can imagine writing as a Eucharistic event. In the mouth. In house. I can imagine a sentence which punches me in the stomach. Noli me tangere: touch me not. Words said by Jesus to Mary Magdalene when she encountered him post-crucifixion in a passage of writing considered to be some of the most difficult to interpret in the whole of the New Testament. The dominant prevailing historic read of Mary Magdalene is that she has a credibility issue." from Rancher by Selah Saterstrom (Burrow Press, 2021)
Evening Signals: Review of Paul Cunningham’s “The House of the Tree of Sores”
Evening Signals is a column by James Pate exploring the Baroque, the Gothic, the Weird, and the Fantastique in contemporary poetry and fiction: this month he examines uncanniness in Paul Cunningham's debut poetry collection.
Kelly Krumrie’s “Figuring”: Any Viewing Demands Imagination
Figuring is a monthly column that puzzles over (to figure) and gives shape to (a figure) writing, art, and environments that integrate or concern mathematics and the sciences. In this 2022 edition, Krumie discusses Mel Bochner's Drawings: A Retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago (Apr. 23–Aug. 22, 2022) & Renee Gladman’s Plans for Sentences (Wave Books, 2022)
James Pate’s “Evening Signals”: Review of Julia Gfrörer’s “Laid Waste” and “Vision”
Evening Signals is a column by James Pate exploring the Baroque, the Gothic, the Weird, and the Fantastique in contemporary poetry and fiction. Investigating angels of death, mirrors, and graphic novels, Pate explores two titles from Julia Gfrörer: Laid Waste and Vision.
When Your Number’s Up After All
Goodbye to Dark Mark Tuesday February 22 2022 Why [...]
Kelly Krumrie’s “Figuring”: 2022 Roundup
Figuring is a column that puzzles over (to figure) and gives shape to (a figure) writing, art, and environments that integrate or concern mathematics and the sciences. In our THIRD ANNUAL roundup, Kelly Krumrie gathers some of her favorite art, text, tacos, and monuments of 2022.
Julia Cohen’s and Abby Hagler’s “Original Obsessions”: An Interview with Selah Saterstrom
"I can imagine writing as a Eucharistic event. In the mouth. In house. I can imagine a sentence which punches me in the stomach. Noli me tangere: touch me not. Words said by Jesus to Mary Magdalene when she encountered him post-crucifixion in a passage of writing considered to be some of the most difficult to interpret in the whole of the New Testament. The dominant prevailing historic read of Mary Magdalene is that she has a credibility issue." from Rancher by Selah Saterstrom (Burrow Press, 2021)
Evening Signals: Review of Paul Cunningham’s “The House of the Tree of Sores”
Evening Signals is a column by James Pate exploring the Baroque, the Gothic, the Weird, and the Fantastique in contemporary poetry and fiction: this month he examines uncanniness in Paul Cunningham's debut poetry collection.
Kelly Krumrie’s “Figuring”: Any Viewing Demands Imagination
Figuring is a monthly column that puzzles over (to figure) and gives shape to (a figure) writing, art, and environments that integrate or concern mathematics and the sciences. In this 2022 edition, Krumie discusses Mel Bochner's Drawings: A Retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago (Apr. 23–Aug. 22, 2022) & Renee Gladman’s Plans for Sentences (Wave Books, 2022)
James Pate’s “Evening Signals”: Review of Julia Gfrörer’s “Laid Waste” and “Vision”
Evening Signals is a column by James Pate exploring the Baroque, the Gothic, the Weird, and the Fantastique in contemporary poetry and fiction. Investigating angels of death, mirrors, and graphic novels, Pate explores two titles from Julia Gfrörer: Laid Waste and Vision.
When Your Number’s Up After All
Goodbye to Dark Mark Tuesday February 22 2022 Why [...]