24x poem by me

can be read here (12x), here (12x)

modular posted an 82-minute 'mixtape' by me

that is downloadable as one continuous mp3

i am creating an iphone app entitled 'north american hamsters'

to be published by nexstudios, it will feature in-depth (to some degree) profiles of 60x hamster 'native to north america & its environs,' view preview profiles of select hamsters here

*update* the below offer has ended, 'participants' will be updated at some point via email, thank you *update*

due, among other reasons, to the 'already bleak' nature of this project, the 'already unconventionally satisfying (to me, to some degree)' nature of this project, and the loneliness i don't want to endure while 'documenting the lives'/'creating the portraits' of the often misanthropic, some say, hamsters of north america i am 'inviting the public,' in a way, to participate in this project by selling the 'naming rights' of 20 species for $65 each

paypal binky.tabby [at] gmail.com $65 and i will 'ignore' 'natural history,' to some degree, and name one of the 60 hamster species in the app '[your real name] hamster' or '[your company/website's name] hamster,' for example if your name is 'jonathan safran foer' and you paypal me $65 a hamster in the app will be named 'jonathan safran foer hamster,' if your name is gawker.com a hamster in the app will be named 'gawker.com hamster'

for the '0 - [infinity?]' years after this app 'goes viral' (and eventually becomes a 'nytimes best-selling' book ) people will read your name, read your bio, google your name, look at your blog or twitter account, and possibly purchase your products while 'certainly' increasing your hits; additionally, 1% of pre-tax profits will be donated to help nurture malnourished baby hamsters 'back to health' and eventually 'into the 9-5 workforce'

my 'reading diary'

can be viewed here

'the poetry foundation' published an essay by me

re 'romantic relationships'/'5x poem'

Richard Yates, "Tao Lin's second novel" (~55,600 word count)

will be published September 07 2010 by Melville House, for more information go here.



Journalists interested in "covering" Richard Yates, "Tao Lin's second novel," are encouraged to talk to their editors. One can look at Richard Yates on Goodreads/Amazon/Facebook. The cover "pic" is by Michael E. Northrup.

Journalists interested in a galley for review/interview purposes can email Megan Halpern at megan [at] mhpbooks.com, galleys will be available in late-May. Editors from other countries interested in "acquiring" Richard Yates for their homeland/country are encouraged to go here. Thank you for your time/consideration.