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Tonight in Bryant Park – KGB Season Finale: Hecht, Lehman, Violi
Nothing but the best, as KGB Poets wraps up its popular reading series, outdoors in Bryant Park. Bryant Park is situated behind the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd…
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Creating / Chaos, or: The Truth Stings, by Todd Boss
God’s anonymity is a legal necessity. Consider the lawsuits. Think of it: You’ve just created earth and sea, built the most dangerous playground in history, and you’re about to populate it with cunning delinquents…
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“Boredom Mural” [by Leah Iannone]
Boredom Mural if I ever got stuck in a white room with nothing in it for hours I’d like to think I’d do something awesome like paint a mural with tiny drops of my…
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“Which Side of the Fence?” (by Laura Orem)
On a YouTube quest this week to find a clip of one of my favorites, Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan singing "You Rascal, You," I came across the movie short below. It has been…
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Mick Imlah, 1956-2009
On January 12, 2009, the English poet and editor Mick Imlah died at age 52. He was the author of two books, Birthmarks (1988) and The Lost Leader (2008). After graduating from Oxford with…
