XLVII. “On a terribly clear day…” On a terribly clear day, A day that made you wish you’d worked very hard So you’d not work
Month: May 2015
Listening to Z. Smith: Novels, Children, Family (from Writers and Company)
A good (recent-ish) conversation between Eleanor Watchel and Zadie Smith here (Podbay dates it “Dec 21, 2014”). I wanted to transcribe a few bits from the latter half of the interview about
Listening to Z. Smith: Talk to Me w/ Gemma Sieff (2011)
I’m teaching White Teeth right now in my Contemporary Literature summer course at URI, so I’ve been binge-watching and -listening to recorded interviews and dialogues with Zadie Smith. I
Reading Aloud (#24): Sylvia Plath’s “Morning Song”
Morning Song Love set you going like a fat gold watch. The midwife slapped your footsoles, and your bald cry Took its place among the
Sketching a Present 