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On Jane Freilicher (1924-2014) [by John Ashbery]
Jane Freilicher and John Ashbery at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1952. Photo: Walter Silver. I’M WRITING THIS in a room that contains a number of pictures, mostly by women, as it happens. One is by Jane Freilicher, a still life…
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What’s the Scariest Poem in the English Language? [by David Lehman]
What is the scariest poem in the language? I wager that many would select Poe’s “The Raven,” and it is unquestionable that Poe has the ability, in his…
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Paris performance rentrée: new creation, classic music and creative retrospectives [by Tracy Danison]
Jan Martens, Sweet Baby Sweet © Klaartje Lambechts If you’re a trillionaire trying to reward my good looks with a hefty check, in September and October you’re likely to find me at one and the other…
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PARIS DANCE PERFORMANCE AGENDA SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2019 [by Tracy Danison]
Paris Performance Calendar is a work-in-progress “dance syllabus”, a “to-see agenda” of dance performance complemented by essays and articles about esthetics, creation and creativity along with interviews of creators and performers in The…
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For Summer: Florida Poets: Sean Sexton [by Emma Trelles]
stump garden, 9" x 12" etching on zinc, sean sexton Nest Eggsby Sean Sexton Yesterday morning I prepared the roe of the mackerel queenmy son caught on a Saturday morning off-shore excursion.I exhumed two…
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“Odd Man Out” — noir ou non? [by David Lehman and Suzanne Lummis]
This is the seventh in a series of exchanges between noir enthusiasts David Lehman and Suzanne Lummis Let’s go to the land of tea at four, a pint of bitter, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding…
