Venizia: a few snapshots

Ornate, ornament, excentric ornamentality: San Marco, pictured at the left, just before sunset. The pink of the streetlamps, the rose of the setting sun's lingering late afternoon light on the Church & adjoining buildings. Already, this luxurious sight seems far. For Doug Stirling & I headed off to Venizia for a long weekend this past weekend, & now what I have left are great photos, better memories & some fabulous souvenirs (in all the sense of that word). For here, I thought I would share a few of my pics from our explorations of the gorgeous island and waters... Perhaps to bring a little ornamentality to your pre-holidays, or invite dreams of future treks to this island of mysteries.

First off, heading out into the night for a Venetian specialty--their local cocktail called a "Spritz" (I found a lovely NYT article about its exportation to elsewhere--read about it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/dining/06spritz.html . As the author explains, the Spritz--which ends up being orange or red--is campari (red) or aperol (orange, and what Doug & I are drinking in the pictures above) + white wine & selzer water. The place we were frequenting also adds some ice, a slice of orange and a large olive on a stick. The olive is peculiar with the sweet, but I dug it. Wish I could stop off for a SPRITZ after work tomorrow!!!!

We rode the boat-bus up and down the Grande Canale from our Hotel near Ferrovia to the Piazza San Marco & many other stops. We also walked it many a time--but the boat was in and of itself a little adventure where we took tons of gorgeous photos of gondoliers...

There is perhaps no tourist-track path in Venizia without its mask shop or mask maker. Of course, most are run of the mill, with their charm for us banal tourists, but there are some spectacular handmade mask shops which I am sure really shine round Carnivale time. For us, it was just a time to admire & consider masks as Christmas gifts...
One of my favorite things was to look into the brightly lit shops after dark. To see regular people & tourists buying breads and cheeses & many other wonderful tasty items. Here are a few shots spying into shops! Of course, this is also because Doug & I were often found giving into our sweet tooth! And who wouldn't? With finely chocolate-layered nougat, pastriies, & many other sweets--from chocolates to almond & amaretto goodies--to tempt us. Here are just a few images of those--note the Christmas cakes are out! And the candied chestnuts, too. In the last of these 3 pics of sweets, see the mini cannoli--this was my favorite! Just a little, not too much! Sunsets are nothing but spectacular when you are by the sea. And to combine sea & the Venetian architcture was like an opera set ondulating between cloud and waves. So, to end, a closing day, then a little moon over Venizia. It is likely there right now. And of course night fog & dark bridges through winding streets as someone else wends their way home to their hotel room--& I return to my work!

Jennifer K Dick’s forthcoming publications & upcoming events

FORTHCOMING publications & upcoming events!
(pre-orders always welcome by the presses & magazines that support our work!)

POETRY:
I) Book :
Circuits (Corrupt Press, Paris) forthcoming in January/February 2012. http://corruptpress.net/ (you can subscribe to their newsletter & get info on this as it appears, as well as be notified of other books & chapbooks--like Michelle Noteboom's!)

II) DUSIE Kollectiv 5 chapbook Tracery ONLINE:
Tracery, my 2011 chapbook with handmade covers, hand stitched, with color images inside it, is now visible online with the Dusie Kollectiv site: http://www.dusie.org/issue12.html Just click the image and then find my name on the right & click it to view the pdf. SO SO many others to read, tooo--it has been a beautiful experience being part of Dusie's Kollectiv!

III) Art poetry chapbook:
with visual artist and bookmaker Kate Van Houten (Estepa Editions, January 2012). This will be Kate and my second book together, as Retina/Rétine has sold out!

III) Poems in the forthcoming issue of The Denver Quarterly :
“Three poems from Anywhere Apparently” (by Amanda Deutch and Jennifer K Dick), including:
“I Suppose it is a Symphony of Metal, Urban and Maladroit” (AD),
“Nothing more to do but whine” (JKD)
and
“Neither the consort nor king called her Eurydice on the rock pricking up an ear” (JKD).

To subscribe to DQ or order a copy: http://www.denverquarterly.com/
and subscriptions at: http://www.denverquarterly.com/subscriptions.cfm


ARTICLES / CRITICAL WRITINGS (in English & French):
I) Regular column in Tears in the Fence:
Forthcoming later this month in issue 54: Of tradition and experiment VI: A reading of She, A Blueprint by Michelle Naka-Pierce with images by Sue Hammond West (BlazeVOX Books, 2011, isbn 978-1-60964-060-6) in Tears in The Fence, issue N° 54, fall 2011. http://llpp.ms11.net/tears.html for ordering and subscription info. To keep up on all things TITF, join the TITF group on FB at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/2307588990/?ref=ts

Published in issue 53: Of tradition and experiment V: one independent small press, “Futurepoem books”, keeps redefining the reading experience. Published in Tears in The Fence, issue N° 53, spring 2011, issn 0266 5816. The photo at the left is of Hannah Silva from her blog post which reviews this particular issue of TITF. To read her blog post, go to: http://hannahsilva.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/tears-in-the-fence/ To order: contact David Caddy via http://llpp.ms11.net/tears.html

II) For DRUNKEN BOAT
Three book reviews in Drunken Boat issue 15, forthcoming online in Dec 2011 or January 2012: http://www.drunkenboat.com/
1) The Pros and Cons of Against Expression: An Anthology of Conceptual Writing by Craig Dworkin and Kenneth Goldsmith (Northwestern UP, Evanston, IL, 2011, isbn #978-0-8101—2711-1) This is a really really really LONG review!

2) A review of Laura Mullen’s Dark Archive (University of California Press, New California Poetry Series 2011, ISBN 978-0-520-26886-9)

3) A review of Josie Foo and Leah Stein’s A Lily Lilies (Nightboat books, 2011 isbn 978-0-9844598-5-8)

+ I will be posting on Drunken Boat’s site—watch for my “what I am reading” post which goes up Dec 2nd at the latest! http://www.drunkenboat.com/ to read the current post on what Yerra Sugerman is reading!

Forthcoming: joint dialogue in Drunken Boat issue 16 (out in summer 2012):
Jonathan Regier and Jennifer K Dick discuss Ronaldo V. Wilson's POEMS OF THE BLACK OBJECT (Futurepoem Books, 2009)

III) Under Consideration:
French article (acte du colloque) under submission, thus awaiting reply:
La revue de Pierre Albert-Birot : SIC prend l’extrême pointe de l’avant-garde pendant la première guerre mondiale

EVENTS: Upcoming events:
I) DUTCH POETRY FESTIVAL
I will be reading from my work as part of the Dutch Poetry Festival, January 26, 2012 in Utrecht, Holland! Keep your eyes out for more information about this on my blog, but also via the festival sites on:
http://www.gedichtendag.com/
http://www.huisvandepoezie.nl/
http://www.centraalmuseum.nl/

EDITING & ORGANIZING Work:
I) Editorial work:
We are still reading work for VERSAL Magazine 10, and hope that if you have some poetry, prose or artwork seeking publication you will consider us for your work! See: for guidelines and to order a copy of fabulous Versal 9: http://www.wordsinhere.com/versal.html

II) JURY pour une résidance d'écrivain:d'artiste à la KUNSTHALLE:
We are also reading for the residency for a FRENCH writer that will be with la Kunsthalle in Mulhouse and UHA with the SUAC. We seek a writer interested in the intersections between text & image. For further information on how to apply, see: http://kunsthallemulhouse.com/documents/RESIDENCE-UNIVERSITAIRE-Appel-a-candidature.pdf Date limite de candidature: le 12 déc 2012 pour une résidance qui aura lieu en mars et mai 2012!

III) COLLOQUE Station 2 Station:
If you are around Mulhouse or Dijon, décembre 1-2 2011: please join us for our conference STATION to STATION! http://station2stationcolloquenomade.blogspot.com/ for the programme and info on reserving your billet! This is Didier Girard’s baby, but Frederique Tudoire-Surlapierre and I are the co-organizers.

IV) Ecrire l’art continues in 2012 with, next up:
Virginie Poitrasson à la Kunsthalle, Mulhouse du 15 au 19 février 2012
Pour plus, voir la Kunsthalle: http://www.kunsthallemulhouse.fr/

V) Ivy Writers Paris plans on getting back on track with:
A January 2012 event featuring Alice Notley. Keep your eye on our blog for further info: http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com/
And please join our new Facebook group!: http://www.facebook.com/groups/101898279922603/
To see a little post from our recent IVY Writers Paris reading with VERSAL Magazine & Lars Palm as a guest with Poets-Live series, esp to admire some pics, click this link to the: VERSAL BLOG POST about the event.

La Kunsthalle - Ecrire L'Art

ECRIRE L'ART: A READING EVENT WITH JERÔME MAUCHE SHARING NEW WORK IN PROGRESS WRITTEN AFTER THE ART SHOW BY BENOÎT MAIRE:

le 6 nov à 15h à la KUNSTHALLE, 16 rue de la fonderie, Mulhouse

I am THRILLED to let you know about the first of 3 short residencies entitled ECRIRE L'ART that I have helped organized this year thanks to, with and at the gorgeous contemporary art space La Kunsthalle of Mulhouse.

We are bringing authors to Mulhouse to write & perform!

The first mini-residency is underway right now, with Jérôme Mauche (pictured above and to the right at tonight's lovely Kunstapéro--visiting the Benoït Maire show and already scribbling some notes).

You are ALL INVITED this SUNDAY to the finale! As the press release announcement explains it:

WRITING ART:
This new series of invitations is part of the Kunsthalle’s project to explore mediation. All season long, it will unite writers and exhibitions.

In the form of four day long “mini-residencies”, a contemporary author will be invited to immerse themselves in the universe of the exhibition being presented by the Kunsthalle and to write after or about the works shown. Dialogues, creations, collaborations, visual and sound poetry, texts and linguistic expressions will allow us to visit, see, conceive of and re-experience the works brought to life in the visiting author’s specific language. The residency will close with a public reading-performance in the exhibition space.

The first author, invited to write after Benoît Maire’s art, will be Jérôme Mauche.

Born in 1965, Jérôme Mauche lives in Paris and teaches at à l’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts of Lyon. He is the author of over a dozen books. He also directs the poetry collection Les grands soirs for Les petits matins publishers and organizes the reading series Poésie Plate-forme at the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard in Paris. For more:

RDV: WRITING ART (ECRIRE L’ART)Sunday the 6th of November at 3pm
Reading performance by JérômeMauche
Free entry

AT : La Kunsthalle
Upstairs at the right upon entering La Fonderie
16 rue de la Fonderie

http://www.kunsthallemulhouse.com/

Écrire l’art 2011-2012
Ce nouveau cycle d’invitations inédites s’inscrit dans le projet de recherche de la Kunsthalle autour de la médiation. Il réunit tout au long de la saison des écrivains et des expositions. Sous la forme de « mini-résidences » de quatre jours, un auteur contemporain s’immergera dans l’univers d’une exposition présentée à la Kunsthalle et composera autour des œuvres exposées. Dialogues, créations, collaborations, poésies visuelles et sonores, textes et expressions permettront de visiter, voir, concevoir et revoir les œuvres à travers le langage spécifique de l’écrivain. Une lecture-performance publique sera proposée dans l’espace d’exposition à l’issu de leur résidence.

Le premier écrivain invité à composer autour de l’œuvre de Benoît Maire est Jérôme Mauche.

Né en 1965, Jérôme Mauche vit à Paris et enseigne à l’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts de Lyon. Il est l’auteur d’une douzaine de livres. Il dirige la collection Les grands soirs aux éditions Les petits matins et organise un cycle de rencontres Poésie Plate-forme à la Fondation d'entreprise Ricard à Paris.

RDV : ECRIRE L’ART

Dimanche 6 novembre à 15h
Lecture Performance

de Jérôme Mauche
Entrée Libre

AT : La Kunsthalle
Upstairs at the right upon entering La Fonderie

16 rue de la Fonderie

NOTE for your agendas!:

The second invitée for ECRIRE L'ART will be Virginie Poitrasson from the 15-19Feb 2012. She is an author, most recently of Demi Valeurs (published with l'attente) and translator from English into French (most recently she co-translated with Eric Suchère Michael Palmer's First Figure into French as Première figure, chez Corti editions, 2011).