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Ted Solotaroff Dead at 80
The brilliant literary editor Ted Solotaroff has died. See the obituary in the New York Times:Theodore Solotaroff, Founder of The New American Review, Is Dead at 80 For the Washington Post obituary, click here
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Horses and Poetry [by Laura Orem]
The relationship between people and horses is an ancient one. The cave paintings of Lascaux depict horses stampeding across a ghostly landscape. This Chinese horse, painted by an artist named Han Gan, dates…
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Best American Poetry 2008 Gets Early Buzz
This just in from Booklist: Pulitzer Prize winner [Charles] Wright is on the hook as guest editor for the latest edition of this essential annual, and he asks, basically, what and who makes a…
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Trochaic Theory of Election Picks Obama – Interview Part II
Interview with David Lehman about the trochaic theory of elections that predicts Barack Obama will win the election this November. Watch Part I here and read about it here and here.
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A postcard from Red Lion, PA [by Laura Orem]
Red Lion was immortalized (sort of) in H.L. Mencken's oft-anthologized story, "A Girl From Red Lion, Pa.", about a young lady who loses her virtue to her beau, Elmer, and ends up in Baltimore…
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Report from the Olympics – Shenyang [by Joe Kruzich]
This week we’re pleased to welcome back Joseph Kruzich, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate Shenyang Province, China. Joe previously entertaned us with blog posts about Chinese food and drink. He has agreed to take…
