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The Frank Kermode Library: A Cautionary Tale
From The New Yorker, November 7, 2011, this aside by James Wood in his meditation on personal libraries — his exploration of the notion that they are, at least in some cases, expressions of…
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“I want to be a human poet first . . .” Leslie McGrath in conversation with Jane Hirshfield
Several weeks ago, we were delighted to feature a three-part interview with Jane Hirshfield, occasioned by the publication of her most recent book, Come, Thief. Now we're thrilled to bring to your attention this…
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Bruce Covey, Guest Blogger November 20-26
This week we welcome Bruce Covey as our guest blogger. Bruce is the author of five collections of poetry, including, most recently, Glass Is Really a Liquid (No Tell Books, 2010), Elapsing Speedway…
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Johnny Mercer’s “How Little We Know” sung by Lauren Bacall
At the piano is the song's composer, Hoagy Carmichael. The lyric is by Johnny Mercer born yesterday 101 years ago. Oh, the gent in the naval cap is Humphrey Bogart. The movie is…
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Female Nudity as Protest in Egypt
A twenty-year old woman in Cairo posted nude photographs of herself on line to protest the sexual repressiveness of Islamism. She set off an immediate controversy. Read the NY Times article.and you will encounter…
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Vic Fleming Judges BAP 2011
Vic Fleming's review of The Best American Poetry 2011 appeared in yesterday's Memphis Daily News. Click here for the whole column. <<< I love these collections, which have been coming out since 1988. The…
