Elaine Kahn
Elaine Kahn | |
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| Born | Evanston, Illinois, United States |
| Education | MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop |
| Website | http://www.elainekahn.org |
Elaine Kahn is an American poet, artist and musician based in Los Angeles, California.
Biography[edit]
Elaine Kahn (born in Evanston, Illinois)[1] is a writer, artist and musician currently living in Los Angeles, CA.[2] She has a BA degree from California College of the Arts and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Kahn has authored four short poetry books, as well as the full-length collection Women In Public[3] (City Lights, 2015).[4] She has also toured with her music project, Horsebladder.[5] Additionally, Kahn is a founding member of the feminist puppet troop P.Splash Collective
Writing[edit]
Kahn's writing has been described as "strategic attacks against mythic fictions like selfhood, gender, even the universal acceptance of scientific knowledge."[6] Publishers Weekly called Women In Public a "precise and attentive debut full-length collection [that] probes at notions of femininity with a sharp dagger, her terse but assertive stanzas carrying an understated conviction."[7] Writing has been featured in Frieze Magazine,[8] Brooklyn Rail, The Poetry Foundation, NADA Contemporary Poetry Zine, Art Papers, Coldfront, Octopus Magazine, SFMOMA's Open Space, Jubilat, Boog City, and other outlets.[9] Kim Gordon listed Kahn as one of the best contemporary writers in a "By The Book" feature in The New York Times.[10] Kahn is the managing editor of the small press Flowers & Cream
Publications[edit]
- I Told You I Was Sick: A Romance (After Hours Ltd., 2017)
- Women in Public (City Lights, 2015)
- A Voluptuous Dream During an Eclipse (Poor Claudia/Octopus Books, 2012)
- Customer (Ecstatic Peace Library, 2010)
- Radiant Bottle Caps (Glasseye, 2008)
Music[edit]
Kahn's music project, Horsebladder, consists of minimalist loops and incantations, creating primitive pop songs.[11] Horsebladder has toured throughout the US and Canada with acts such as Body/Head and Weyes Blood. Horsebladder's most recent LP, a split with Farewell My Concubine called After You, came out on Hot Releases in 2014.[12] Previous releases include the LP Not I'll Not (Ecstatic Peace, 2011) and the cassettes Summer (PSA Tapes, 2013) and Nicole (Night People, 2010).
References[edit]
- ^ "Elaine Kahn". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Four". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Women in Public by Elaine Kahn. City Lights (Consortium, dist.), $13.95 trade paper (104p) ISBN 978-0-87286-681-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Women in Public, City Lights Spotlight No. 13 (Elaine Kahn)". www.citylights.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Elaine Kahn Bio". The Poetry Foundation. Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Poetics of Embodiment: Elaine Kahn's 'Women in Public'". Hyperallergic. 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Women in Public by Elaine Kahn. City Lights (Consortium, dist.), $13.95 trade paper (104p) ISBN 978-0-87286-681-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "'I Get the Feeling You're Completely Indestructible': Elaine Kahn's Tour Diary". frieze.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ Duckworth, Katherine. "On Elaine Kahn's New Collection". City Lights Publishers Blog. City Lights Publishers. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ "Kim Gordon: By the Book". The New York Times. 2015-02-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^ "Behind the Beat: Horse Stories". Valley Advocate. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ^ "Horsebladder". Free Music Archive. Free Music Archive. Retrieved November 4, 2015.