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Here it is five p.m. — it’s been a long day. . .
Robert Morse's long pause before he acquiesces with "yeah" is priceless. From How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying.
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Andrew Epstein on JA
Andrew Epstein on JA, grace a Geoffrey O'Brien. <<< This past Sunday, September 4, brought the very sad news that John Ashbery had passed away at the age of 90. Ashbery is generally regarded…
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David Orr on JA for the New York Times
Here is David Orr's appraisal of John Ashbery, and here is the obituary he composed for the paper.of record. Tothe left is a photo from the 2011 poetry forum featuring John as guest of…
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“Remembering JA” [by David Lehman]
Ever since the John Ashbery Festival that we held at the New School in April 2006, April 7 is officially "John Ashbery Day" in perpetuity in New York City. I just thought I'd…
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Remembering John Ashbery [by Michael Malinowitz and Evelyn Horowitz-Malinowitz]
From left to right: Michael Malinowitz, Chard deNiord (now, poet Laureate of Vermont) and of course John. The background is a carpet bought from David Kermani. Photo (c) Evelyn Horowitz-Malinowitz Dear Stacey and David, So many…
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Remembering John Ashbery a poet of the ineffable who mastered many modes [by Matthew Zapruder]
The poetry of John Ashbery, who died Sept. 3 at age 90, had a singular and lasting influence on me from when I first started writing. Later, I was fortunate to meet him enough…
