Best American Poetry- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"POLITICAL AMBITION A pig swallowing an entire apple tree then sleeping under covers Politics must be hard You can’t step into the same politics twice I take off my boots When I try to put them back on they won’t let me Politics is wearing them now Politics can always step into a victim twice Here’s Pharaoh here’s a basket and inside the basket is the death […]
- Willis Reed, Legendary Center of the World Champion N. Y. Knicks, RIP [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]Basketball great Willis Reed spoke about his literacy project. David was eager to get his predictions for the upcoming Knicks season. In 2003, then chairman of the NEA Dana Gioia, invited David to join him in Washington for the annual Washington Book Festival, hosted by Laura Bush. It was a great event. Dana had even arranged for David's mom Anne to com […]
- WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: March 22, 2023Did you ever wonder who your favorite poet would be if she weren’t a poet? A rock star maybe? Here’s Anne Waldman (part Debra Harry and part Madonna) in a music video from 1982! I first heard about this on my favorite podcast Breaking Form (hosted by James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith) and now I’m hooked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHX-PU9SN8A And who c […]
- "It Might As Well Be Spring" [with Dick Haymes in 1972]Related StoriesShe Got Pinched in the Assss. . . tor Bar! [by Stacey Harwood]
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Category Archives: Musings
Lesson from an Empty Theatre
For years I worked in the liminal world of theatre, with one foot mired in stiff reality and the other dancing precariously in the land of dreams. The sweat, toil, and stress leading to an opening night was most often … Continue reading
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Tagged creative nonfiction, essays, memoir, performing arts, personal essays, personal loss, theater, theater ghosts, theatre spaces
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An Awakening
Several years ago, my wife and I moved into a new townhouse, one built to our specifications. It was a new beginning for us. What is more energizing than having a new home, a chance to imbue it with your … Continue reading
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Tagged creating, creation, ghosts, hauntings, paranormal, writing
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Imposter Syndrome
There you are, sitting behind your computer, imagination running wild, and the specter appears. Comparison Self-doubt—that paralyzing emotion—can be the bane of any artist. But writers often complain of this feeling. Perhaps it is the isolation many writers must endure … Continue reading
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Two Forces
Between two forces—one pulling us toward the person we are destined to be, the other toward the person we long to become—lies a liminal space of infinite possibilities. A place of continuingly coming into being, where words, faith, intention, and … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, love, prose poetry, writing
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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
Murmurs and Musings 