Best American Poetry- The New York School Diaspora (Part Thirty-Six): Clarence Major [by Angela Ball]Photograph of a Gathering of People Waving --based on an old photograph bought in a shop at Half Moon Bay, summer, 1999 No sound, the whole thing. Unknown folk. People waving from a hillside of ripple grass to people below in an ongoing meadow. Side rows of trees waving in a tide of wind, and […]
- REBEL, Jean-Féry (1666-1747) [by Lewis Saul]Les Élémens 1. Le Chaos listen: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester Thomas Zehetmair, cond. Baroque music is pleasing to the ear. Bach was the master of delicious polyphony and beautiful part-writing. Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi are crisp and to the point. Rameau and Scarlatti wrote some of the greatest, technically difficult, and exciting keyboard works of all tim […]
- Grace Cavalieri's Milestone Birthday [Terence Winch]Happy 90th birthday to the extraordinary & indefatigable Grace Cavalieri, an inspiration to all who know her. Poet, playwright, painter, and long-time host of “The Poet and the Poem” interview program from the Library of Congress, Grace deserves all the love she asks for. _________________________________________________________________________________ […]
- Jack Skelley: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]Jack Skelley, photo by Gary Leonard ______________________________________________________ Green Goddess Who made the salad Whose tangy vinegar made me wince Who played pouty Venus to my impudent Caesar Who taught me to renounce meat Who flowed forth lubricants Who performed dark sacraments Whose tart shrub tangled my tong […]
- The New York School Diaspora (Part Thirty-Six): Clarence Major [by Angela Ball]
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Black Books
Don’t usually promote TV sitcoms, but the British comedy “Black Books” is very funny and very accessible. It is sort of a mix of “Slings and Arrows” and “Fawlty Towers”. Check it out on Netflix. Many of the episodes take … Continue reading
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Poet Is on a 50 State Tour
Poet and teacher Laura Shovan is currently on a 50 state tour meeting state poets laureate. Her blog, Author Amok, can be seen from this blog. Find the link in my blog list. The work on the site is amazing.
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Hailstorm Hits Strasburg with No Alarm Sounded?
It was almost magical to stand on the front porch last night watching and listening to the mammoth thunder/hail storm that pummeled Strasburg. Within minutes streets were flooded and sidewalks were covered with water. Hail smashed against windows, vehicles, and … Continue reading
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Judith Harris – Poet
If you are not aware of the poetry of Judith Harris, get aware. Her work is touching and poignant without being maudlin or inaccessible. Her collection, “The Bad Secret” is phenomenal. I am proud to have known Judy for many … Continue reading
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Warnings
So slowly the ghosts of us appeared. Turreted, fenestrated, moonlight-splashed, they glowed their wailing. Our dreams, benumbed of doubt, lifted shielding hands of waking. Disrobed of pretense, our dream selves dissolved, leaving haunting, vexing traces. Nightly, the fortress-bound spectres, gagged … Continue reading
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Murmurs and Musings 