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“tidemark” by Jane Gibian [Introduced by Thomas Moody]
Jane Gibian is a Sydney poet and librarian, who recently published her fifth collection of poems, Beneath the Tree Line (2021). Gibian's poetry chronicles the internal landscapes of modern city life, and is marked by…
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Hymns to Hymnself [by Tom Disch]
Hymns to Hymnself 1. He had his haiku too, as who does not.Where there are compounds there will bemolecules, thence atoms and apothegems. Eagleswill appear high overheadscreaming unheard in the ecstasy of sexand Walt,…
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The New York School Diaspora (Part Twenty-Three): Donald Revell [by Angela Ball]
SENESCO SED AMO “Starlight is almost flesh.”—Basil Bunting One life, not one amongA thousand others of quailLike tipsy mandarins crowdingThe cold of a low wallAlong a line of trees, the angelPromised me and…
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“Buffalo” [by Tom Disch]
Buffalo He knew how he would die. We all know that.Some day the same as any other he'd be chewing his cudAnd ruminating about the larger weather patternsThe clouds spoke of when Whump! like…
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Studio Regard du Cygne at a glance: contemporary dance and performance “just a little underground” [by Tracy Danison]
Jessica Bonamy and her Cie Safra explore choreography as silent language. A diversity of intention in dance-performance is the most striking characteristic of Regard du Cygne’s programming. Photo©2021 Rachel Krief I think the last…
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Nabokov on Chess
You wrote this marvellous novel The Luzhin Defence: are you a very good chess player? And what do you think of [Bobby] Fischer’s attitude? Forty years ago I was a good enough player of chess,…
