England has always reveled in its drawing-room dramas, from Jane Austen’s social minefields to E.M. Forster’s Howards End to Upstairs, Downstairs — and yes, the blockbuster Downton Abbey. John Lanchester’s brilliant Capital, set on a once-ordinary London block whose housing prices have skyrocketed, has the distinction of being the first brick-and-mortar novel set squarely in our current times.
Check-In 2.0
Posted by Lizzie on 02/20/09
I am delighted to announce that, in the past 4 years, I managed to write 14 poems — ones that my press, Caketrain, has suffered to publish in an expanded edition of Check-In, my 2005 chapbook — now with an introduction by the miraculous and beautiful Maureen McClane!
Bear with me while I post some relevant links below:
You can read some poems from Check-In and purchase the book here.
You can sign up to get updates on readings and whateverage on Check-In here.
You can join the Check-In society on Facebook here.
You can read a review of Check-In from The Brooklyn Rail here.
I was lucky enough to be picked to be part of a series produced by The Poetry Foundation and Poetry Everywhere, in association with docUWM at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in which students animate poems. Mine was animated by Neil Subel. I am going to work on my flat affect. You can watch it below (entire series here):
I think that’s it. Did I mention the Facebook page?
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[...] excerpt forthcoming in the spring issue of Narrative Magazine. Lizzie will read from the re-issued Check-In, her wonderful poetry collection, now including new poems. And Kate will read from her forthcoming [...]
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