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Renovation: When Backward is Forward (by Malachi Black)
Just a few weeks ago, I found in my inbox an e-mail from Apple announcing the upcoming release of its iPad. Intrigued by Apple’s description of the product as a “magical and revolutionary device” (I…
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Happy birthday, Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer, author of The World as Will and Representation, was born today in Danzig in 1788. Here are a few remarks the philosopher made in his illustrious career: "All truth passes through three…
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“Learning to Write the MFA Poem” [by Nin Andrews]
I’ve heard people argue that there’s an awful kind of poemcalled an MFA poem, and usually these people who hate MFA poems have never earned an MFA, so the MFA poets argue vehemently in…
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Salutations (by Malachi Black)
I’d like to begin by extending my sincere thanks both to Stacey and to David for inviting me to serve as a BAP guest blogger. I hardly need to remark on the rarity of…
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One of a Thousand Reasons by Jerry Williams
My mother and I were poised on the fake leather sofa in our living room watching The Exorcist on television when my father sneaked up behind us and yelled "WAAHHHHHH!" as loud as he…
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Eliot’s “Ass-Wednesday” (by Mitch Sisskind)
As we move into Lent, Eliot's "Ass-Wednesday" is a work to which we naturally return. Is it surprising to discover the poet's inscription to Scott Fitzgerald "with the author's homage"? At first thought the…
