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“Girl Writing a Letter” [by William Carpenter]
A thief drives to the museum in his black van. The night watchman says Sorry, closed, you have to come back tomorrow. The thief sticks the point of his knife in the guard's ear.…
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Where My Dreaming and My Loving Live: Poetry & the Body: Achy Obejas
Arbol de la Vida (Tree of Life), from the Silueta series, 1976, Ana Mendieta In the Afternoon by Achy Obejas You worry between pots and pansabout your body swollen;straightening your back,the snail's roundness your…
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A Paris contemporary dance & performance primer: Festival d’automne & Festival Kalypso, Faits d’hiver & Rencontres internationales [by Tracy Danison]
“Rencontres internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis” from 16 May to 16 June 2018, will feature, among other outstanding choreographers and performers from across Europe, Lisbeth Gruwez, Oona Doherty, and new talent Matthieu Barbin in the Castel…
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Next Line, Please: Six Ways Forward [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Last week's prompt began with an aphorism from Voltaire: “Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” Followed by Mr. Lehman's modification: “Doubt isn’t any fun, but certainty is madness.” And finally,…
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Where My Dreaming and My Loving Live: Poetry & the Body: Barbara Jane Reyes
Brown Girl Sings Whalesong by Barbara Jane Reyes When they say you are as big as a lumpy, blubbery whale, …
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My favorite song by Burton Lane [by David Lehman]
"and Franklin Roosevelt's looks give me a thrill"
