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Weather Report [poem by Sharon Preiss]
Weather Report by Sharon Preiss In the year of our lord, zip code 12198, in the summerOf abstract art, I wrote a book. It read like this: Her name is Nina, her name…
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Groucho Raises a Toast to Lydia [by David Lehman]
Listen to thispraise of Lydiathe tattooed lady,the most gloriouscreature under the sun:"She has eyes that folks adore soand a torso even more so. . ."in The Marx Brothers At the Circus (1939)On her back…
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A Home for All God’s Children: What Is America To Me? [Paul Robeson]
I've always been deeply moved by Frank Sinatra's original recording of this song (music Earl Robinson, lyrics Abel Meeropol under the pen name Lewis Allan. You can find it here.) but this version by Paul…
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“Where or When” with Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra [by David Lehman]
Here's a love song that doublesas an uncanny momentof deja-vu bliss:"Where or When"by Rodgers and HartListen to the music soarwith Sinatra and Dinah Shoreon black-and-white TVin 1958then linger over your second cup of coffeewith "I See…
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Waltzing Matilda. . .
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabongUnder the shade of a coolibah tree,And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." Chorus:Waltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll…
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Meet the Press: Dante Di Stefano in Conversation with Kelly Forsythe and Emily Grise of Copper Canyon Press
DD: I’d like to start by quoting the last five lines from Jim Harrison’s poem, “Books,” published posthumously in Dead Man’s Float: I must sell these books, some quite rare, or exchange them…
