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Becoming and Unbecoming Henri Faust, Part I [by J. Chester Johnson)
A few months ago, as guest author, I posted several articles here, including “The Double Life For Poets,” which discussed the double lives (i.e., concurrently writing verse and working in an unrelated occupation) of…
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“Plume Goes to Casablanca” by Henri Michaux (trans. David Lehman)
Upon arrival in Casablanca Plume remembered that he had errands to run. That was why he left his valise on the bus. He would return to collect it after…
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“A secretary is not a toy” [by Frank Loesser, birthday boy]
Her pad is to write in, / and not spend the night in! Dig the choreography.
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This just in (and it sounds dreamy) . . . Tribute to Countee Cullen
Saturday, June 29, 3:00pmWoodlawn CemeteryWebster Ave & East 233rd St, Bronx, NY Yet Do I Marvel:A Tribute to Countee Cullenwith Major Jackson, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Robin Coste Lewis and Alicia Hall Moran As part…
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Tina Kelley: Seven Poetry Prompts as Summer Begins
I tend not to like other people’s poetry prompts. They remind me of the saccharine voices of meditation coaches urging me to go to my happy place. To me, that always sounds like a…
