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Truth and Beauty, in bits and pieces — Amy Glynn Greacen.
The thing about Rome that gets to me the most (and I’m sure this is “the thing about Rome” for a lot of folks) is the way the ancient, archaeological city and the living,…
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You can’t fool 99% of the people all the time
According to a board of experts from the business community, which of these sentences applies to "Occupy Wall Street"? — "It is not a tea party."— "Tax the Rich," OK, but it depends on…
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Oct. 25 in Minneapolis: You’ve read the book, now see the movie! Motionpoems Premier
Join Best American Poetry Series Editor David Lehman and an exciting group of poets and filmmakers as they introduce and discuss short films inspired by poems in this year's BAP! At this one-time event…
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Unrequited Love as Ars Poetica — Amy Glynn Greacen
I copped that title from one of the Rome students (hey Chloe!), who gave a rather sophisticated talk on the notion that the poetic impulse inherently springs from the desire for something unattainable. (Oh,…
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Dan Nester on Jim Morrison
<<<There are two kinds of people in this world: those who think the Doors are a hokey caricature of male rock stardom and those who think they’re, you know, shamans. The Doors, who took…
