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“Come Celebrate With Me” – Remembering Lucille Clifton (by Laura Orem)
The poet Lucille Clifton died yesterday. There was not a single person in American letters more beloved – not just for her work, but for herself – her warmth, humor, and kindness. Even though…
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Robert Hershon Presents a Poem by Harvey Shapiro
This poem by Harvey Shapiro appeared in Hanging Loose 81, in Spring, 2002. DESK After my death, my desk,which is now so cluttered,will be bare wood, simple and shining,as I wanted it to be…
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“Sifting in the Afternoon” [by Malachi Black]
Some people might describe this room as spare:a bedside table and an ashtray and an antique chair; a mattress and a coffee mug;an unwashed cotton blanket and a rug my mother used to own. …
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I Have An Earworm . . . [by Stacey Harwood]
It isn't horrible because I happen to like the song a lot. "Come to the Moon," is an obscure Gershwin tune and I thank Lloyd Schwartz for introducing it to me by recommending Broadway…
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XXVII. The 30 Films of Akira Kurosawa: Tsubaki Sanjûrô [1962] (by Lewis Saul)]
Ed note: For the next several weeks, composer and film aficionado Lewis Saul has agreed to supply us with in-depth commentary about the films of Akira Kurosawa, now showing in an extended festival at…
