Attention Span
Every summer I invite readers of Third Factory to contribute lists & commentaries charting their current interests in poetry and related fields. Their responses are archived below.
Attention Span 2012
Contributors to tenth anniversary installment (in order received): Patrick Pritchett, Brian Ang, Andrew Schelling, G.C. Waldrep, Vincent Katz, James Wagner, Laura Moriarty, Brent Cunningham, Carl Schlachte, Meredith Quartermain, Pam Brown, Marjorie Welish, Barry Schwabsky, Anne Boyer, Philip Metres, Miles Champion, Rodney Koeneke, Don Share, Sharon Mesmer, Ishmael Klein, Jordan Stempleman, Michael Kelleher, Keith Tuma, Danielle Dutton, Daniel Bouchard, Nada Gordon, Evie Shockley, Lynn Xu, Ron Silliman, David Dowker, Star Black, Cedar Sigo, Stacy Szymaszek, Camille Martin, Dan Thomas-Glass, Marc Lowenthal, Joel Lewis, Scott Thurston, Jed Rasula, Ann Vickery, Craig Dworkin, Maya Weeks, Tim Conley, Brenda Coultas, Virginia Konchan, Robert Stanton, Paul Stephens, David Buuck, Peter O'Leary, Elizabeth Treadwell, Joseph Massey, David Lau, Michael Scharf, Sarah Rosenthal, Kevin Killian, Sara Wintz, John Sakkis, Steve McLaughlin, Corina Copp, Erika Staiti, Pattie McCarthy, Joshua Edwards, Jennifer Scappettone, John Yau, Ruth Jennison, Kathleen Ossip, Amina Cain, Michael Hennessey, Liz Kotz, Lauren Levin, Joseph Mosconi, Corrine Fitzpatrick, Suzanne Stein, Omar Berrada, Benjamin Friedlander, Minal Singh and Kaveh Bassiri (and friends), Alan Felsenthal, Amy Evans, Brian Kim Stefans, Matvei Yankelevich, and Anselm Berrigan.
Attention Span 2011
Contributors (in order received): Bill Berkson, G.C. Waldrep, Patrick Pritchett, Leonard Schwartz, Laura Carter, James Wagner, Joshua Edwards, Meredith Quartermain, Suzanne Stein, John Palattella, David Trinidad, Pam Brown, John Sakkis, Andrew Schelling, Michael Scharf, Simon Schuchat, Philip Metres, Julie Carr, Dan Beachy-Quick, Stacy Szymaszek, Paul Stephens, Kevin Killian, C.E. Putnam, Brian Ang, Robin Brox, Vanessa Place, Stephen Collis, David Dowker, Eric Baus, Anne Boyer, Harold Abramowitz, Erín Moure, Jesse Priest, Michael T. Fournier, Tim Conley, Amina Cain, Mark Truscott, Jordan Stempleman, Richard Deming, Joshua Clover, Daniel Bouchard, Gina Myers, Marcella Durand, Craig Dworkin, Astrid Lorange, Franklin Bruno, Peter Quartermain, Sara Wintz, Nathaniel Otting, Robert Stanton, Kieran Daly, Cathy Wagner, Brian Kim Stefans, Marjorie Perloff, Marie Buck, Johannes Göransson, Benjamin Friedlander, Pattie McCarthy, Dawn-Michelle Baude, Michael Nicoloff, Keith Tuma, Susana Gardner, Jeanine Marie Webb, Mathew Timmons, Román Luján, Jeffrey Pethybridge, Melanie Neilson, Dan Thomas-Glass, Jed Rasula, Tim Shaner, Michael S. Hennessey, Tim Peterson (Trace), Stephen Burt, Sawako Nakayasu, and Barbara Jane Reyes.
Attention Span 2010
Contributors (in order received): Elizabeth Treadwell, Bill Berkson, Patrick F. Durgin, Meredith Quartermain, Joshua Edwards, John Palattella, Daniel Bouchard, G.C. Waldrep, Peter Quartermain, Pam Brown, Dan Beachy-Quick, Jordan Stempleman, Patrick Pritchett, Andrew Schelling, Megan London, Keith Tuma, Stephen Collis, Allyssa Wolf, Craig Dworkin, John Sakkis, Erín Moure, Robert Stanton, Vanessa Place, Susan Holbrook, Michael Scharf, David Dowker, Philip Metres, Rodney Koeneke, Cathy Wagner, Pattie McCarthy, Tara Betts, Barbara Jane Reyes, Eric Baus, Suzanne Stein, Benjamin Friedlander, Paul Stephens, Sarah Riggs, Kevin Killian, C.E. Putnam, James Wagner, Tim Conley, Michael Hennessey, Marcella Durand, Joel Bettridge, Nada Gordon, Thomas Devaney, Harold Abramowitz, Matvei Yankelevich, Jennifer Scappettone, Julie Carr, Anselm Berrigan, Dana Ward, Brent Cunningham, Kit Robinson, Susana Gardner, and Steve Evans.
Alphabetical list of contributors here.
Also browsable here.
Attention Span 2009
Contributors (in order received): Leonard Schwartz, Bill Berkson, Meredith Quartermain, Allyssa Wolf, Cedar Sigo, Rae Armantrout, Elizabeth Treadwell, Jessica Smith, Stephen Cope, G.C. Waldrep, Brandon Brown, Philip Metres, Michael Scharf, Stan Apps, Charles Alexander, Don Share, Joel Bettridge, John Palattella, Suzanne Stein, Patrick Pritchett, Thomas Devaney, Pam Brown, Keith Tuma, Daniel Bouchard, Rodney Koeneke, CA Conrad, Joshua Edwards, Chris Hosea, Elizabeth Robinson, David Dowker, Eileen Myles, Gina Myers, Joanna Fuhrman, Scott Thurston, Alli Warren, Jennifer Scappettone, Andrew Epstein, David Buuck, Kevin Killian, Melanie Neilson, James Wagner, Josef Kaplan, Tim Conley, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, CE Putnam, Craig Dworkin, Joseph Mosconi, Omar Berrada, Sawako Nakayasu, Kit Robinson, Michael S. Hennessey, John Latta, Benjamin Friedlander, Barbara Jane Reyes, Juliana Spahr, Anselm Berrigan, K. Silem Mohammad, Harold Abramowitz, Michael Gizzi, and Tim Peterson.
Individual contributions began appearing on-line in early September 2009 and concluded on November first. Also browsable here.
Overview of frequently mentioned titles
Overview of publishers mentioned (forthcoming)
Attention Span 2008
Fifty writers contributed to the 2008 installment of Attention Span, now available in blog format here, with a directory (in order received) here.
Attention Span 2007
Signed lists, many with commentary
Overview of most mentioned titles & authors
Overview of publishers mentioned
Participants (in order received): Jerrold Shiroma, Bill Berkson, Pam Brown, Simon DeDeo, John Palattella, James Wagner, Jordan Stempleman, Tom Orange, Allyssa Wolf, Laura Carter, Patrick F. Durgin, Michael Scharf, Meredith Quartermain, Simone dos Anjos, Craig Dworkin, Annie Finch, David Dowker, Joshua Clover, Kevin Killian, Graham Foust, Christopher Nealon, John Hyland, Nancy Kuhl, Matvei Yankelevich, Jennifer Scappettone, Chris Pusateri, K. Silem Mohammad, Dana Ward, Anne Boyer, Robert Kelly, Rick Snyder, Jessica Smith, Pierre Joris, John Latta, Amy King, Joshua Edwards, Franklin Bruno, Catherine Taylor, Benjamin Friedlander, Michael Cross, Stephanie Young, Erin Mouré, Susana Gardner, John Sakkis, Michael Gizzi, Anselm Berrigan, and Sina Queyras.
Attention Span 2006
Signed lists, many with commentary
Overview of presses/publishers
Participants (in order received): Meredith Quartermain, Jed Rasula, John Hyland, John Tranter, Brian Lucas, Steve Benson, Annie Finch, Stephen Cope, Leonard Schwartz, James Wagner, Bill Berkson, Catherine Taylor, Marjorie Perloff, Michael Scharf, Anne Boyer, Laura Carter, Pam Brown, Nancy Kuhl, Benjamin Friedlander, Rodney Koeneke, Graham Foust, John Palattella, Joanna Fuhrman, David Dowker, Peter Quartermain, Jeff Hamilton, Mark Scroggins, John Latta, Marcella Durand, Noah Eli Gordon, Fred Wah, G.C. Waldrep, Tony Tost, Michael Nicoloff, Dana Ward, Peter Gizzi, Kevin Killian, Joseph Mosconi, Jennifer Scappettone, Franklin Bruno, John Sakkis, Gary Sullivan, Rod Smith, Tom Orange, Sharon Mesmer, and Joshua Clover.
Attention Span 2005
Full list by frequency and title
Signed lists, many with commentary
Participants (in order received): Michael Davidson, James Wagner, Daniel Bouchard, Jerrold Shiroma, Rosmarie Waldrop, Pam Brown, Michael Kelleher, Graham Foust, Ammiel Alcalay, Brenda Iijima, Kevin Killian, John Palattella, Marcella Durand, Crag Hill, Gary Sullivan, Michael Scharf, John Sakkis, Noah Eli Gordon, Benjamin Friedlander, David Dowker, Jeff Hamilton, K. Silem Mohammad, Franklin Bruno, Joseph Mosconi, David Hess, Janet Holmes, Robin Brox, Dana Ward, Tony Tost, Laura Carter, Joanna Fuhrman, Heather Jovanelli, Meredith Quartermain, John Latta, Christopher Nealon, Jennifer Scappettone, Joshua Clover, Juliana Spahr, Nada Gordon, Jonahan Skinner, Shanna Compton, Patrick Durgin, Cole Swensen, Stephanie Young, Nick Piombino, and Lee Ann Brown.
Attention Span 2004
Full list by frequency & title
Signed lists, many with commentary
Participants: Ammiel Alcalay, Rae Armantrout, Bill Berkson, Anselm Berrigan, Jules Boykoff, Pam Brown, Franklin Bruno, Joshua Clover, Chris Daniels, Jordan Davis, Marcella Durand, kari edwards, Larry Fagin, Steve Farmer, Graham W. Foust, Benjamin Friedlander, Heather Fuller, Alan Gilbert, Noah Eli Gordon, Kevin Killian, Aaron Kunin, John Latta, Peter Middleton, Chris Murray, John Palattella, Marjorie Perloff, David Perry, Meredith Quartermain, Lisa Robertson, Kaia Sand, Jennifer Scappettone, Michael Scharf, Jerrold Shiroma, Rick Snyder, Eileen Tabios, Tony Tost, Karen Volkman, James Wagner, G.C. Waldrep, Dana Ward, John Wilkinson, Stephanie Young.
Attention Span 2003
Signed lists, many with commentary
Participants (in reverse order received): Brian Kim Stefans, Bill Berkson, Stephanie Young, Jordan Davis, Kasey Silem Mohammad, Kit Robinson, Robert Fitterman, Gary Sullivan, John Latta, Jennifer Moxley, Lisa Robertson, Andrew Joron, Jerrold Shiroma, Aaron Kunin, Jennifer Scappettone, Kevin Killian, Craig Watson, Peter Gizzi, Benjamin Friedlander, Eileen Tabios, Alan Gilbert, Noah Eli Gordon, Juliana Spahr, Michael Scharf, Rae Armantrout, Joshua Clover, Pam Brown, kari edwards, and Robert Creeley.
Attention Span (avant la lettre) 1998
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Download .pdf of "Notes to Poetry," then go to weeks 26 and 52.
Would you like to participate in a future installment? Drop me a line at steve dot evans at thirdfactory dot net.
