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Two Poems by Kirsten Chen
At end, I lied I am abend when we’re off drunk againOr swimming in sincere blue oceans—gists, all of them foreign. When in the door stepsThree of my kin, weird-eyed with essence. What’s that?I…
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Looking Back at Dylan (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday on May 24th almost coincides with the 50th anniversary of D.A. Pennebaker’s remarkable film Dont Look Back. To celebrate all this, the Morrison Hotel Gallery (at 116 Prince Street, 2nd…
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“The Perfect Guy” [by Lily Bowen]
The Perfect Guy He picks me up at eight in his mother’s BMW.He rolls up the sleeves of his maroon wool sweaterand orders an Old Fashioned. He's been drilling oilin Saudi Arabia and he…
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A Lucky Death: My Struggle with Beginnings and Ends (by Nin Andrews)
Above is a recent self-portrait after a day of writing — or of writing frustration. So I want to ask…
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Igor Stravinsky: “I surround myself with obstacles . . . “
Albert Gleizes, Portrait of Igor Stravinsky, 1914, Oil on canvas, 129.5 x 114.3 cm. Muséum of Modern Art Collection "My freedom thus consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have…
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Whispering Poems in Beds All Over the World: The Poetry Brothel on Tour [by Nora Brooks]
It’s early in the evening at the Poetry Brothel, and the Madame, aka the poet Stephanie Berger, is introducing the line-up of poetry whores: writers dressed in corsets and fishnets, or waistcoats that could…
