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Fall Reading List

laura madeline wiseman — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:39:30 +0000

I thought I’d post what I’ve been reading this term, when I was reading for fun. Though given Goodreads, I think I’ll post this type of info there in the future, given it’s proclivity for other bibliophiles and their yearly Reading Challenge.

Fiction:

Jennifer Weiner, Then Came You
Ann Patchett, State of Wonder & Bel Canto
Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl
Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
Suzanne Collins, the Mockingjay trilogy & and the Gregor the Overlander series
Louis Sachar, Holes
Scott Westerfeld, Uglies & Pretties

Poetry:

Leah Browning, Making Love to the Same Man for Fifteen Years
Julia Cohen, Samaritan & The History of a Lake Never Drowns
Jane Kenyon, Otherwise
Sandra Kohler, The Ceremonies Of Longing
Andrena Zawinski, Something About
Ryn Williams, Adonis Garage

Other:

the current issues of Blue Collar Review, Poet Lore, The Writer’s Chronicle, Crab Orchard Review, Poets & Writers, and The Journal
many, many student papers

Podcasted

laura madeline wiseman — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:37:11 +0000

The No Name Reading Series have been podcasting the readings by the talented work of creative writing graduate students. Back on March 26, 2010, I gave a reading. I read four poems from My Imaginary, and a poem from my dissertation on Matilda Fletcher.
http://www.mypodcast.com/fsaudio/nonamereadingseries_20100326_1254-676086.mp3

Two weeks ago on November 12, I gave my reading at the No Name, reading poems from My Imaginary, Ghost Girl, and from my forthcoming Branding Girls.
http://www.mypodcast.com/fsaudio/nonamereadingseries_20101112_1253-700013.mp3

The sound quality is really good. And what a wonderful addition to an already wonderful reading series.

My Imaginary at Zen’s, too

laura madeline wiseman — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:28:15 +0000

My No Name reading is today, Friday November 12 at 4pm at Zen’s Lounge on 11th Street just north of O. Excited? Me too. Here are three new audio recordings of poems from My Imaginary.

http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/005_MY-IMAGINARY_005_madeline_my-imaginary-dresses-for-halloween_2010_11_12_my-imaginary-dresses-for-halloween.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/005_MY-IMAGINARY_006_madeline_I-turn-to-my-imaginary_2010_11_12_I-turn-to-my-imaginary.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/005_MY-IMAGINARY_004_madeline_my-imaginary-weeps-for-sybi_2010_11_12_my-imaginary-weeps-for-sybil.mp3

And, if I have time, I might even read from Branding Girls forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Branding Girls goes on pre-sale later this month. Yippee!

Ghost Girl at Zen’s

laura madeline wiseman — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:23:12 +0000

My No Name reading has been moved to this Friday November 12 at 4pm at Zen’s Lounge on 11th Street just north of O. I’ll be reading from my two new chapbooks, My Imaginary (Dancing Girl Press, 2010) and Ghost Girl (Pudding House, 2010). To get you in the haunting mood, here are two new audio tracks from Ghost Girl:

http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/006_GHOST-GIRL_004_madeline_Ghost-Girl-Wonders-if-Shes-Always-had-Bad-Eyes_2010_11_10_Ghost-Girl-Wonders-if-Shes-Always-had-Bad-Eyes.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/001_Ghost-Girl_001_madeline_Ghost-Girl-Attends-a-Haunting-Seminar_2010_11_10_Ghost-Girl-Attends-a-Haunting-Seminar.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/006_Ghost-Girl_003_madeline_Neighbors_2010_07_09_Neighbors.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/006_Ghost-Girl_001_madeline_Ghost-Girl-Peruses-the-Want-Ads_2010_07_09_Ghost-Girl-Peruses-the-Want-Ads1.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/006_Ghost-Girl_002_madeline_Ghost-Girl-Cant-Recall-What-Happened-Next_2010_07_09_Ghost-Girl-Cant-Recall-What-Happened-Next.mp3
http://www.lauramadelinewiseman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/fingersmith_wiseman.mp3

I hope to see you there!

early turkey-day thanks

laura madeline wiseman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:13 +0000

Things I’m thankful for:

I’ve just sent Arts & Letters the proof of my essay “Hunger.” I’m so excited to have my essay in their spring issue!
One of my advisers, Joy Castro, wrote about my capstone oral for my comprehensive exams, which took place at the end of October.
I’m officially ABD! Or, as Joy called it in her post, All but done. Yippee!!
As part of my residency this past summer is: My poem “Maternal Lineage” is up on the National Park Service’s Herbert Hoover Historic Site website (a residency which was mentioned in USA Today. Wow). There’s an audio file of it too:

Maternal Lineage
http://www.nps.gov/heho/supportyourpark/upload/002_matilda_007_madeline_maternal%20lineage_2009_10_11_maternal%20lineage.mp3

Split This Rock accepted the panel proposal I and two other fantastic poets submitted. We’re doing a panel on writing the activist body. It’s going to be super fun!
My wonderful adviser Carole Levin has motivated me to look into fellowships. Thanks Carole!
The amazing editors at Pudding House and Dancing Girl Press are publishing my chapbooks Ghost Girl and My Imaginary, respectfully.
A short story I wrote has been accepted for the Fall 2009 Relief Anthology, edited by J. K. Richard. Yeah!
And of course: my sweet A.

more my imaginary

laura madeline wiseman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:23:08 +0000

Here are a couple more audio versions of poems from my forthcoming chapbook my imaginary.

My Imaginary Considers Husbandry

On Absence What Stinks

my imaginary

laura madeline wiseman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:17:45 +0000

I’ve just sent Dancing Girl Press the final version of my forthcoming chapbook My Imaginary. I’m so excited! For our anniversary, A. got me a mp3 recorder. I’m still getting the hang of it, but here’s a poem in the collection:

My Imaginary on Crusade