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Burt in the Blood—by Jennifer L. Knox
A poet friend of mine asked if I was going to blog about poetry, since it is the BAP blog, after all. But to me that feels a little like talking about corgis, to…
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Birds Do Do It –by Jennifer L. Knox
Thanks so much, David and Stacey, for asking me to be a guest blogger for a few days. And thanks again, David, for selecting my poem for BAEP. Since composing the one-sentence note in…
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Freud Quiz # 6
The title Beyond the Pleasure Principle refers to (1) Death (2) The unconscious (3) The desire to retreat into the womb (4) The hero’s disastrous first marriage (5) A German translation of the Arlen…
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How Timely:
I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one, Till, after cloying the gazettes with cant, The age discovers he is not the true one; Of…
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Monday Night Poetry @ KGB
The Monday Night Poetry Series at KGB Bar is back for the Spring season. Originally founded in 1997 by David Lehman and Star Black, the series is currently hosted by Laura Cronk and Michael…
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Gastronomical Perfection [by M. F. K. Fisher]
I feel now that gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or a hill side; two people, of no matter what sex or age,…