Michael Bazzett
@mikhailbazharov.bsky.social
Goat herder. Happy poet. Rhymes w/ gazette. Five books, including The ECHO CHAMBER (Milkweed) & CLOUDWATCHER (Copper Canyon) Translator of The Popol Vuh & Humberto Ak'abal NY Times Best Poetry 2018 NEA Fellow in Poetry & Translation michaelbazzett.com
Wow, love this, @mikhailbazharov.bsky.social ! "Now, here is our question: If you could tell us which chamber contains art and which contains religion, we would be most grateful." Happy to be issue mates with you!
Michael Bazzett@mikhailbazharov.bsky.social · 6d agoNew work just dropped in a new magazine from the folks at Durty Beanz. It's called The Menu, and the first issue rocks! Be sure to check out "No Heft" by @kathyfish.bsky.social, as well!
New work just dropped in a new magazine from the folks at Durty Beanz. It's called The Menu, and the first issue rocks! Be sure to check out "No Heft" by @kathyfish.bsky.social, as well!
DURTY BEANZ
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What a gift it is to be read so carefully & generously.... I'm very grateful!
A Review of Cloudwatcher by Michael Bazzett
Review by Carla Sarett
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16 years ago, my wife Leslie published her first short story, in @newenglandreview.bsky.social & now here we are, w/ her debut novel for Scribners arriving this past week. Feeling very grateful today for the small press literary ecosystem that nurtures & sustains good writing, in spite of it all...
New England Review@newenglandreview.bsky.social · 2w agoOur August reading roundup of new books by NER authors includes a dazzling debut novel by Leslie Bazzett, a book of memoir, history, prayer, and intuition by May-Lee Chai, Joanna Klink's gorgeous new collection of poems, & much more. Browse and shop the list here: nereview.com/august-26-re...
Our August reading roundup of new books by NER authors includes a dazzling debut novel by Leslie Bazzett, a book of memoir, history, prayer, and intuition by May-Lee Chai, Joanna Klink's gorgeous new collection of poems, & much more. Browse and shop the list here: nereview.com/august-26-re...
How insanely cool is this? "A taut, transporting mind-game." People Magazine! (I have to say, as a poet, it's kind of nuts – pleasantly! – to peek into the world of fiction and see Leslie's book landing this way...)
How insanely cool is this? "A taut, transporting mind-game." People Magazine! (I have to say, as a poet, it's kind of nuts – pleasantly! – to peek into the world of fiction and see Leslie's book landing this way...)
And what better way to say "I love you" than with the gift of a spatula?
Spatula Welding
ALT: Spatula Welding
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If you'd like to eavesdrop on a lovely conversation I had about dogs, poems, god, and "the absurdity of being an ape who wears clothes" with the marvelous Liz Powell, here you go...
"Clear-Eyed Wondering: A Conversation with Michael Bazzett about Cloudwatcher" —Curated by Liz Powell"
I had the great-good fortune of spending a deliciously sunny June day talking to Michael Bazzett about his fourth volume“Cloudwatcher,” a recent American Poetry Review Stern-prize winning volume of po...
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It is a gift to be read in this way... I'm beyond grateful!
Michael Bazzett's "The Man Kept Reaching"
Thoughts on the surreal.
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It is a gift to be read in this way... I'm beyond grateful!
Michael Bazzett's "The Man Kept Reaching"
Thoughts on the surreal.
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This is a fun site... Writers post their annotated reading lists!
How 'Are You My Mother?' Followed Leslie Bazzett All the Way to 'Mia' - Debutiful
Leslie Bazzett is a writer whose fiction has appeared in New England Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Carolina Quarterly, West Branch, and elsewhere. A finalist for a Rona Jaffe Award and recipient ...
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It's finally here! Publication day! My wife, Leslie, wrote a wonderful novel, MIA, and it officially drops today. I'm so proud and happy to see her years of incredible work & vision come to fruition! We're feeling very grateful & blessed!
It's finally here! Publication day! My wife, Leslie, wrote a wonderful novel, MIA, and it officially drops today. I'm so proud and happy to see her years of incredible work & vision come to fruition! We're feeling very grateful & blessed!
one of my best friends, a huge christopher nolan fan, has scandalized our friends group by boycotting the odyssey. he says he’s descended from one of penelope’s suitors and objects to nolan’s portrayal of them in the film, as well as to homer’s portrayal of them in the poem
20% off on *new release* fiction from The Literate Lizard! Including MIA!
The Literate Lizard@theliteratelizard.bsky.social · 4w agoYour first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b.... Titles/authors in alt-text. Authors and publishers on Bluesky in comment. #Booksky
Your first look at this week's 20% off new release book picks, four fiction, four nonfiction. You don't have to support Jeff Bezos to get discounts on hot new books. Come to us: theliteratelizard.com/front-page-b.... Titles/authors in alt-text. Authors and publishers on Bluesky in comment. #Booksky
"In measured beats, Bazzett explores the dark side of indulging in fantasies, however benign. It amounts to a singular take on the folie à deux that leaves the reader pondering the nature of obsession and the line between fate and free will." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Mia: A Novel
A stylish, unsettling work of psychological suspense about an American woman, adrift in Mexico for a year, whose chance encounter with a glamorous older expat spirals into obsession and betrayal.There...
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My short film "Unbelievable" has been selected by the Eagan Film Festival 😁
I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve started using subtle aromas to enhance my posts. If you lean in close, this one has a hint of rosemary & lavender.
MPLS & St. Paul (and thereabouts): this is a great double-bill & should be lovely conversation! Julie's new story collection is marvelous, Leslie's novel is ❤️🔥, so do come through and help us celebrate... It's free, open to the public, & you can reserve a spot below!
Milkweed Books presents Leslie Bazzett's book launch
Join Milkweed Books as we celebrate the newest novel by Leslie Bazzett. The author will be joined by local novelist Julie Schumacher.
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MPLS & St. Paul (and thereabouts): this is a great double-bill & should be lovely conversation! Julie's new story collection is marvelous, Leslie's novel is ❤️🔥, so do come through and help us celebrate... It's free, open to the public, & you can reserve a spot below!
Milkweed Books presents Leslie Bazzett's book launch
Join Milkweed Books as we celebrate the newest novel by Leslie Bazzett. The author will be joined by local novelist Julie Schumacher.
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