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: July 2015
The Vermont Adventure – last day
Pictured above are the quaint pine forest behind my residence hall, College Hall in the rain, and the organ in the chapel, where many of our lectures and readings take place. It is also where the graduation ceremony took place … Continue reading
The Vermont Adventure – day ten
No picture tonight. This was our last long day of lectures, workshops, and readings. Most of the students are discussing their study plans for the next six months, reflecting on their experiences during the residency, and sharing their joy about … Continue reading
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The Vermont Adventure – day nine
Pictured above is Noble Hall, where we have readings, gatherings, and some faculty meetings. It is also the faculty residence hall. The weather was beautiful again today, and it helped rejuvenate many of us after a high-energy party last night. … Continue reading
The Vermont Adventure – day eight
Pictured above is the room where I and ten other students workshop our pieces with William Alexander and Sharon Darrow. Yes, it is powerful. This was without reservation the most beautiful day in Montpelier so far; it was cool with … Continue reading
The Vermont Adventure – day seven
We all experience changes in ourselves, but it is rare when we can pinpoint the moment the changes occur. The experience so far at this college has been transformational, and the other students agree. You do not leave the residencies … Continue reading
Murmurs and Musings 