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Nicanor Parra (1914-2018) [by Michael Lally]
I became a fan of Chilean poet Nicanor Parra's poetry when I saw the title of his 1967 New Directions book: POEMS AND ANTIPOEMS. The idea of antipoems fit with my own approach to…
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Homage to Jerome Kern on His Birthday
"Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine," "Make Believe," and, greatest of all Broadway songs, "Old Man River" [and don't overlook the greatness of Oscar Hammerstein's lyrics] and one more. . .for lovers there…
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Balanchine on Dance
Balanchine is tremendously quotable – if only because so many of his bon mots are adapted from others. When he declared himself to be “not a man but a cloud in trousers,” for example,…
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“A waltz through the history of poetry . . . ” Jennifer Michael Hecht reviews David Lehman’s “Poems in the Manner Of”
David Lehman’s new book, Poems in the Manner Of … is a waltz through the history of poetry and a self-portrait in the fun house mirrors of style. “In the manner of” here means sound-alikes, inspired-bys,…
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Where She Threw Up (by Mitch Sisskind)
At Area and at Limelight, two silly Dance clubs of the bygone era, She threw up, and at Café des Artistes, The fine restaurant on 67th Street, Sometimes she threw up there as well.…
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Workshop Dos and Donts [by Alan Ziegler]
I received a gratifying email from a former Columbia MFA student—now a creative writing teacher—about a chapter in my book The Writing Workshop Note Book (Soft Skull / Counterpoint). I am reprinting the…
