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Mitch Sisskind presents a poem by Shaindel Beers
I found the work of Shaindel Beers online. I was interested that she grew up in rural Indiana where once I was wont to roam. In the town of North Liberty a man asked me the…
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An Interview with Philip Brady (by Nin Andrews)
As a continuation in my series of blog posts on the nature of truth, specifically autobiographical truth in poetry, I thought I’d interview Philip Brady whose most recent collection of poetry, to Banquet with…
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Gaga at the Opéra: catching dreams and connecting with “Decadance” [by Tracy Danison]
Photo: Children at the Opéra Garnier, October 2018 Just before the show began the man loomed up over the children perched in the rows just ahead and below. They squirmed around to look. He…
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Next Line, Please: The Life of Words [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Anyone looking for a weekend treat? Because we've got one fresh from Next Line, Please! Dr. Lehman begins his column saying, "It can help the poet to think of language as a living thing…
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Poetry at Milltown State Park [by Tami Haaland]
On a chilly October afternoon a group of us met at Milltown State Park in western Montana. We stood above the Clark Fork River where we could see the Blackfoot River flow in from…
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Orange Noir: Charles Willeford’s Noir “Heresy” [by David Lehman]
You can read The Burnt Orange Heresy as either a murder mystery or a parable about the hoax element in modern art. Charles Willeford’s 1971 novel (Carroll & Graf) gives satisfaction on…
