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“La Rafile” at the Quad, November 16 — and “Plimpton!” at SVA on Sunday the 11th
La Rafile — "The Round-Up" — opens at the Quad Cinema on Thirteenth Street just east of Sixth Avenue on Friday, November 16. Roselyne Bosch's hard-hitting 2010 movie depicts the despicable behavior of the…
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Another Poem of Devotion: For I Will Consider Your Dog Molly by David Lehman
Luke Hankin's post last week about poems of devotion, reminded me of this poem by David Lehman, one of my favorites: For I Will Consider Your Dog Molly For it was the first day…
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“La Glorieta, Buenos Aires” by Mong-Lan
"La Glorieta, Buenos Aires," by Mong-Lan, 2011, 28" x 39" Mong-Lan left her native Vietnam in 1975, on the last day of the evacuation of Saigon. A poet, writer, dancer, visual artist, singer, and educator,…
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The Ron Padgett Show [by Philip Brunst]
After a warm introduction from moderator David Lehman, Ron Padgett took the podium on Wednesday night at the New School before a hardy, show-must-go-on crowd that had trekked through sleet and slush to attend.…
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The Year in Review: Poetryland or Coleslaw by Jordan Davis (February 23, 2012)
“Hello America let’s tell the truth!” — Peter Schjeldahl, “To the National Arts Council” The correct answer, when asked about any poet living or dead, is “I love them.” Ask any poet you’ve ever…
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The Transformative Power of Literature [by Sholeh Wolpé]
The 1979 Iranian revolution was a people’s revolution hijacked. Whether Muslim, Jewish, socialist or atheist, all fought side-by-side to end one tyrannical regime to only find themselves in the clutches of another, even more…
