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June is Bustin’ Out All Over
Richard Rodgers was Jerome Kern's successor as the greatest melodist on the Broadway stage. From Carousel (1945), the month of June is saluted with this sweet song perfect for ensemble singing. Lyric by Oscar…
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“Wake in Fright” by Caitlan Maling [Introduced by Thomas Moody]
What initially drew me to this poem was its title. Wake in Fright is arguably the greatest ever Australian film. It is definitely the most disturbing. Set in the fictional outback town of Yabba,…
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The New York School Diaspora (Part Twenty-Eight): Claudia Keelan [by Angela Ball]
Life-Sentence(s) One full-grown woman A recently born child A gleam of sunshine & Pointed hill One saint in a silent movie Agee in a cab Martin King on a Memphis balcony Clouds when…
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Sean Thomas Dougherty: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
Sean Thomas Dougherty, 2021. Photo by Melanie Rae ________________________________________________ Snowglobe It is late…
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For Memorial Day: Charles Laughton reads Walt Whitman, with music by Bernard Herrmann
In 1944, composer Bernard Herrmann, known for his film scores, collaborated with the producer Norman Corwin on “Whitman,” a half-hour dramatic presentation invoking America’s iconic poet to rally the home front during World War…
