Contest Winner

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Congratulations to Sam Selinger, the winner of our first blog poetry contest, "Steal a Little." His poem, "Grace is a Figures Imitation of the Formless" was inspired by the poetry of James Wright. Grace is a figure’s imitation of the formless. Sam SelingerA woman runs though the windwith cupped hands.Gulls rise out of her waylike ashen kites calmly.With wet sand she shapes a cathedral.This is a silent film. Her hands are white gestures.The silk machinery of her face reorders itself,and crinkles into laughter.The ocean is a gray rhythm in the corner.

Thank you to everyone who submitted! We received a number of excellent poems this week; it was extremely difficult to choose just one winner. If your poem was not selected this week, we hope you will continue to submit to the blog and the print journal. We are very excited to read your villanelle's next week!

 

Welcome Writers!

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Congratulations to our new blog writers! The following lovely people will now be joining the West 10th team and keeping you updated on all things literary: Steff Yotka, Michael Chimento, Seamus Mullin, Cate Mahoney, and Farzana Khaleda.In other blog news, we received a number of submissions to the first blog contest--"steal a little"--and are in the process of selecting a winner. The winning poem will be posted on the blog on Friday. In the meantime, you should all get started on our next challenge, a villanelle (in honor of Dylan Thomas' birthday). The deadline for villanelle submissions is Monday, November 1st.

Deadline for Blog Writing Apps

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Hi everyone! We have decided to extend the application deadline for blog applications to Sunday, October 17th at noon. The application can be found here: blogapplication. Email applications to our Community Board Director, Laura Stephenson at  lcs331@nyu.edu.Also, don't forget to submit to our bi-weekly poetry contest. The deadline for the first prompt--"Steal a Little"--is monday, October 18th at 11pm!

Apply to Join the Masthead!

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West 10th is looking for several dedicated blog writers. As a blog writer you will be responsible for posting to the blog at least once a week on topics ranging from local readings to your favorite new writers. The West 10th blog is brand-new so we are looking for people who will be able to bring new ideas to the table. With your application please include a brief writing sample in the style in which you would write on our blog. Also please feel free to include suggestions or topics you would like to pursue as a blog writer. Application Deadline: Friday, October 15th. Application Form: blogapplication. All applications should be emailed to our community board head, Laura Stephenson at lcs331@nyu.edu.
Also, don't forget to keep submitting to the blog poetry contest!

A Life Without Language

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In this Radiolab podcast we are told the story of Ildefonso, a grown deaf man who has never had language. Susan Schaller describes teaching Ildefonso and bringing him into the world of communication. For the rest of the show, hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich take us through a sequence of explorations of how humans use language to organize ourselves. Radiolab is a podcast that should be listened to religiously by anyone who is interested in the craft of storytelling. Other favorite episodes are Placebo, Numbers, and Stochasticity.

Cave Canem & AAWW Reading

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This Friday, October 1, at 7:00pm, Cave Canem and The Asian American Writers' Workshop will be hosting their fifth annual collaboration. Readers include Ken Chen, Eric Gamalinda, Tyehimba Jess and Patricia Smith. The event will be held at 112 West 27th Street, floor 6 (buzzer 600). Suggested donation $5. More information here.

"Howl" Movie and Discussion

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Have you been missing the sight of James Franco's face lurking in the local Starbucks window? If so, you should make your way down to the Angelika Film Center tonight at 7:40. The center will be showing Franco's latest movie "Howl," where the ex-nyu heartthrob plays famous poet Allen Ginsberg. Franco won't be in attendance, but some other exciting people will be! Poets Mark Doty, Eileen Myles, and Anne Waldman will be there discussing the movie as well as the poem that is its namesake. More information here.

Hello world!

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WELCOME to the West 10th Blog! The Community Board of West 10th will be using this blog to keep you up-to-date on readings and events happening at the Creative Writer's House as well as at other venues around the city. Other exciting things you might find on the West 10th blog include reading suggestions, new books by cool people, favorite writers/artists, any other discoveries that our blog writers want to share, and--coming soon--a biweekly writing contest! If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to leave a comment and one of the community board editors will do their best to get back to you as soon as possible.