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The First American Fictional Detective (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
All detective story readers know that C. Auguste Dupin, first appearing in the 1841 tale "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," was the orignal fictional crime solver. Poe created him even before the word…
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“Hope is a Thing with Black and Orange Feathers” (by Laura Orem)
Today is the home opener for the Orioles. I grew up near Baltimore, and I am old enough to remember the glory days of Brooks and Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, and Mark Belanger, and…
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Monday @ KGB: Brian Teare + Jean Valentine
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Brian Teare + Jean Valentine Monday, April 4 Hosted by Laura Cronk, Megin Jimenez and Michael Quattrone Reading starts at 7:30pm Admission is FREE www.KgbBar.com <http://www.kgbbar.com/> 85…
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TTFN – Rebecca Lindenberg
Many thanks again to Stacey Harwood and the Best American Poetry Blog for having me as a guest this past week. It’s been really exciting and wonderful for me to have this occasion to…
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Paul Violi 1944-2011
We are sad to report that our beloved friend Paul Violi died yesterday after months of contending with pancreatic cancer. Paul — a prince of a friend, a generous teacher, an inspiring poet —…
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The Induction of Little JA into the NYS Hall of Fame
On Friday, April 1 — simultaneously April Fool's Day and the first day of National Poetry Month — the New York Library Association did its best to prove that April is not the cruelest…
