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It’s always showtime in the sky
I had always thought that the only relationship between weather and movies was that a rainy day was a good time to see a movie. Then I read an excerpt from Virginia Woolf's essay "By being sick,in which she looks up to the sky while…
Matthew Wong’s first museum retrospective cements the tragic artist’s reputation as a…
Only one of Matthew Wong's paintings entered a museum collection during his all-too-short life. He had sent his 2017 painting west at the Karma Gallery booth at that year's Dallas Art Fair. It depicts a figure dressed in…
Taylor Heinicke gives COs some stability
Comment this storyCommentINDIANAPOLIS — For all their dysfunction, turmoil, the storm hanging over even the well-meaning people inside this franchise, Washington's commanders, in their own way, possess stability.Do not laugh. It's true.…
An evening of classic love songs at Ben’s Theater Jomtien
(lr) Manasanun (Angel) Aksornteang; Morakot Cherdchoo-ngarm and Potprecha (Jak) Cholvijarn.
An enthusiastic audience recently welcomed three young musicians from Bangkok to Ben's Theatre. The enthusiasm wasn't surprising, as they've…
The Art of Schjeldahl | The nation
Peter Schjeldahl, 2008. (Jonathan Ziegler/Getty)
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A farewell to Liz Truss
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo's wandering eye on the art world. Look for regular publications that take a racy perspective on art and museum stories.
As first predicted by the Economist last week the UK was officially tied up for…
Blaeu’s 17th Century Britannia on Catawiki
Amsterdam – Our Exclusive selection The campaigns continued to be popular, which is why the Books and Mapping Department is pleased to participate in the October edition of this event. We have expanded our offer this month, but adding a…
Why Sauron Didn’t Reveal Himself Until the End of the Power Rings Season
He also explained that it was important for Sauron to appear as a real person, as opposed to some faceless, impending evil. "We thought Sauron should be a character on his own," he explained. "We wanted to explore the…
AI tools promise push-button art, but the reality is more complicated
Alien invasions. Gritty dystopian megacities. Battlefields teeming with superheroes. As one of Hollywood's finest concept artists, Drew Leung can visualize any world you can think of except one where the AI takes its toll.
He would…
Fleur du Mal celebrates its 10th anniversary at the LAFW
"Hopefully LA wants to come out a little later," Fleur du Mal designer Jennifer Zuccarini said.The party kicked off at 9 p.m. Friday and continued into the wee hours at Sunset, The West Hollywood Edition's basement club. The brand…
Overview of two-way translation exercises
Shihab Sarkar |
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06 October 2022 20:37:39
A section of literary and scholarly enthusiasts tirelessly advocates the Bengali translation of foreign language books in their respective fields. That by foreign books they…
De Leon: Wanderers (With inspiration lifted and borrowed from author Paul Greenberg)
My father, as an artist and media man, liked to come to town to photograph people's faces. I didn't see him come in much anymore. Everyone is looking at their phone.This…
Don’t be afraid of the artwork of the future
Creative artificial intelligence is the newest and, in some ways, the most surprising and exhilarating art form in the world. It is not yet fully formed. This tension creates some confusion.If you're familiar with using creative AI, you…
Learning boxing and sport at the excellent school of Karim M’Fochive
Karim M'Fochive, multi-titled in full contact boxing, crossed all the levels of his specialty between 2008 and 2014. During these six years, he was crowned at the national level, then European and finally world. Today, every week, he puts…
Biden doubles down on Taiwan defense against possible Chinese invasion – scheerpost.com
President Biden said he did not encourage Taiwanese independence, but also said US forces would defend the island in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Screenshot from Biden's 60 Minutes interview.
By SP staff / Original to…
Jean-Luc Godard and the inconsistency of modern life
When the pandemic lockdown fell like an invisible iron curtain on our lives at the end of March 2020, I took three things seriously at the same time: writing, cooking and cinema. I started by watching the films of Jean-Luc Godard:…
What would Susan Sontag say? • Fred Ritchin
Moreover, Benjamin's concept of the “aura of the original” becomes anachronistic when the copy of an image becomes indistinguishable from its source, as is the case today in the digital age. Given the current plethora of images, it can…
Cuff love: inside Charvet, the original Parisian blouse
The appointment is made at 28 Place Vendôme, 3 p.m. Through the stone arches of Charvet's flagship Parisian headquarters, antique oak tables bearing neat stacks of patterned silk scarves and their signature pastel striped shirts are…
An AI-generated image won an art award. The artists are not happy.
NEW YORK — This year, the Colorado State Fair's annual art competition awarded prizes in all the usual categories: painting, quilt, sculpture.
But one participant, Mr. Jason M. Allen of Pueblo West, Colorado, did not enter with a brush or…
5 Things To Do At Portland Area Breweries This Fall Besides Drinking
PORTLAND, Maine — French poet Charles Baudelaire said it best.
“You always have to be drunk. It's all that matters; it is our only imperative need”, he wrote at the beginning of the 19th century.
Baudelaire wasn't just…
Are the Mann Law and the Rico Laws unconstitutional?
Tom Coates unconstitutionalIs money worth more than freedom, and is it wrong to want freedom, or is the pursuit of happiness earned by the suffering of others?An unconstitutional “law” is no law at all!…
Protests erupt in the streets as the high-end surf magazine teams up with the canvas shoe juggernaut…
Surfing in the crosshairs of the war of the sexes after the mag collaborated with the star of "10 man cum slam" "Daddy it hurts II" and "Can she take it?"
Riptide Bodyboarding Magazine was established in 1989 by Morrison Media on the…
Diamanda Galàs is a bizarre and very charismatic presence in Broken Gargoyles – album review
If Muse treats apocalypticism like a roller coaster ride, then for Diamanda Galàs it's no game. Since her recording debut 40 years ago, the American experimenter has amassed a tremendous body of work that deals with like an abject…
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones once said Sympathy for the Devil was “kind of a Bob Dylan…
You can't tell the story of classic rock without the Rolling Stones. And you can't tell the band's story without talking about the song "Sympathy for the Devil." Mick Jagger once said the song was powerful because of its…
Canvas Book Wrap: Jumping Sundays by Nick Bollinger and a Conversation with Kiran Dass
Papanui High School students protest the long hair ban, February 1971. Photo / Christchurch City Libraries
What does hair have to do with it? Many, in the counterculture movement of the 1960s. "What a frightening threat to…
“Untouchable, disappointing, infinitely changeable.” A Playlist of Not-So-Main…
A sinful reading admission: I like characters that aren't well balanced and protagonists that have a difficult relationship with being main. It is a relief to meet them. Have you ever felt like a not so complete, unreal, insubstantial…
Banned books will be showcased at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair
London - Premieres: London Rare Book Fairorganized by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), will return from September 16-18 for its 65th edition, with 120 international dealers exhibiting at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea.
In…
Under the blank stare of today’s media
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The 20 Most Underrated Netflix Shows
"Easy", "On My Block", "Brand New Cherry Flavor" and other hidden gems appear on this handy TV treasure map.
Looking for buried treasure? Looking for hidden gems? Looking for entertainment gold? Use whatever digging metaphor you…
Johnny Depp Reportedly Texted Marilyn Manson About Amber Heard’s ‘Sociopathic…
Johnny Depp allegedly texted Marilyn Manson about Amber Heard, and what he wrote matches what the Aquaman the star's attorney opened up about Depp's friendship with the shock rocker. Here's what the actor allegedly sent Manson…
The origin of OM: the aura of Ahmed Sofa
The poet resembles this prince of the clouds
who drives away the storm and mocks the archer: For all the latest news, follow the Daily Star's Google News channel.
exiled on earth in the midst of a booing crowd,
its enormous wings…
Writing Secrets and Other Tools of the Trade | Latest India News
One of the things that all writers obsess about is the whole "writing secrets" genre. We read interviews given by writers we admire. We take courses, read essays, all in the hope that we can improve this tortuous process that is our…
12 movies to watch like “Harry Potter”
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Without a doubt, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are one of the most iconic trios in movie history. Over the course of eight fantastic…
Discover the exhibition “A Second of Eternity” at the Bourse de Commerce
Philippe Parreno, Echo2Photo Florent Michel
Pinault collectionopened "A second of eternity", a new exhibition in its Bourse de Commerce space in Paris on Wednesday June 22. The exhibition, which presents a selection of works from the…
What should Bangladesh’s food security strategy be?
The rapid rise in world food prices in recent months has thrown many countries, including Bangladesh, into crisis, particularly affecting low- and middle-income families, as they spend much of their income on to feed. The Food and…
Digital Bangladesh: one step forward, two steps back?
In a technological backwater like Bangladesh, a full digital transformation with all its administrative procedures brought online – and all citizens enjoying equal and unrestricted access to its benefits – may be too much to expect.…
The Flying Carpet – The Wonder that was Air India – 2
Diwan Gautam Anand, Founding Trustee, Cuisine India Foundation writes about the history of Air India
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In the wake with former jazz student Annie Booth | music college
Jazz pianist, conductor and composer/arranger Annie Booth (BM '11, MM '20) has been an active presence in the Colorado jazz community for many years, and has been named one of "Denver's Top Ten Jazz Musicians(Westword) last August. For…
CHRONICLE: THE WORK OF LAEEQ BABREE – Journal
Translation is an art. It becomes more demanding when translating creative prose or poetry from one language into another. Then it becomes a genre in itself, which requires a similar, if not equal, mastery of both…
“The Flowers of Evil” and Beyond: Revisiting Baudelaire
Homer begins the Iliad by invoking the wrath of Achilles; Virgil, in the Aeneid, sings about arms and man; in "Leaves of Grass", Whitman celebrates himself. And then there is the first stanza of the first poem of Charles Baudelaire's…
Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist art belonging to Isabel Goldsmith
In 1897, the French artist Lucien Levy-Dhurmer produces the seductive pastel the squall (below). Its title means "the gust" or "the sudden gust of wind", and it duly captures a young woman's red hair blowing in…
A writer in pain | psychology today
French novelist Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), who suffered from tertiary syphilis and wrote about his pain in "La Doulou". Colorized engraving, c. 1892.
Source: Bridgeman Images, used with permission
"Each night…
A writer in pain | Psychology Today Canada
French novelist Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), who suffered from tertiary syphilis and wrote about his pain in "La Doulou". Colorized engraving, c. 1892.
Source: Bridgeman Images, used with permission
"Each night…
The return of Porcupine Tree headlines the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
We celebrate the return of Porcupine Tree to the cover of the new issue of Program Magazine, which is on sale now...Prog rock phenomenon Porcupine Tree after a 12-year hiatus is the cover of Prog's new issue. Steven Wilson, Gavin Harrison…
Two poems about cats by Charles Baudelaire
Cats
They look alike, primitive scholar and perverse lover:
When the season of decadence comes, they both decide
Let the sweet and husky cats be the pride of the house;
Cats choose, like them, to sit, and like them, shiver.
Like…
July editions: Benjamin Hoffman: The Bay
Man and the sea in South Africa
In his book The Bay published by July editionsphotographer Benjamin Hoffman takes us south to the Atlantic Ocean with the fishermen of Cape Town.
“Free man, you will always cherish the sea! wrote Charles…
Portrait Mode – Poets in the Language Cloud
Brigitte Borchardt Berbaumer
The cover girl of the exhibition “The View from the Frame. Donation Klewan Collection” is Elfriede Jelinek. It took a long time for her to win the Nobel Prize in Literature when Isolde Ohlbaum brought!-->…
Michael Dirda’s Summer Reading List
Placeholder while loading article actionsIn a few weeks I will be taking a summer break for most of July and August. Naturally enough, I've put together a stack of books to wind down on during downtime when I'm not working on a major…
Pure or Profane? Roddur Roy’s arrest may be watershed moment for Bengal’s social…
Kolkata: "They don't understand art!" I'm not a terrorist, I'm an artist!" Roddur Roy shouted as the Government vehicle carrying him left the premises of Bankshall Court on Tuesday June 14.
YouTuber Roddur Roy has been charged under…
The Book Briefing: Jody Rosen, Anne Gray Fischer
At Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, as Clarissa Dalloway runs errands through London, the narration takes note of the sensory feast she encounters: “the swing, wander and plod” of city life; "the roar and roar" of music, shouting, cars,…
Theater News: Closings, Into the Woods, Jennifer Simard, Broadway’s Sofitel Hotel, NuWorks…
Normally the closing bloodbath of the shows takes place the day after the Tony Awards. This year's shows set closing dates for Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Come from afar will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday,…
Letters from 19th century French writers auctioned in Paris
Published on: 06/08/2022 - 17:51
Letters from great 19th century French writers such as Victor Hugo, Honoré de…
Cannes 2022: the key short films | Comments
Like the rest of Cannes, short films came back strong this year. Postponed to October 2020, the year of the Cannes label, and broadcast to a smaller audience in 2021, a typically eclectic and distant selection of short films screened…
Longford artist to display work in French chateau
'Correspondances', an exhibition of work curated by Ciara Hambly, director of leading cross-border gallery and cultural centre, Hambly and Hambly, has opened as part of a new international partnership between the Fermanagh-based gallery and…
Gothic Revival: Embracing Dark Times
Aafter death of her husband, Prince Albert, in 1861, Queen Victoria was so elaborate in her clothing choices that she inspired the Gothic style that persists today. Not only did she enter a period of prolonged seclusion, rarely…
Baudelaire’s Last Words
"Jhe great events I was looking for did not meet my expectations,” wrote Alfred de Vigny, a friend of the French poet Charles Baudelaire. vain triumph of what Baudelaire called “the cult of images”.
When…
Exhibition of works by Kilkenny-based artist opens in French chateau
Correspondances' an exhibition of work curated by Ciara Hambly, director of the leading cross-border gallery and cultural centre, Hambly and Hambly, has opened as part of a new international partnership between the Fermanagh-based gallery…
Sitarist from the city Smita Nagdev will strum on the poems of Tagore at the Museum of Asian Arts in…
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The poems of Rabindranath Tagore and those of his 19th century French counterparts will mingle with the strums of Sitar at the Museum of Asian Arts in Paris.Internationally renowned sitarist from Bhopal Smita…
Biggest trick the devil ever pulled
The title of "The Usual Suspects" was inspired by a magazine article referencing another famous "Casablanca" quote, "Round up the usual suspects". Over the course of the film, we see how Verbal and a gang of criminals who…
Transform Magazine: Finding Joy – 2022
Wesley Meyer, Director of Design at fra, discusses new wayfinding requirements in the post-pandemic world and how this is further influenced by the advent of AI. He demonstrates solutions…
Michael Dirda, in praise of Charles Baudelaire
Placeholder while loading article actionsIn his recent superb essay on the paintings of Philip Guston – with justly scathing comments on their cautious and unenthusiastic display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts – my colleague Sebastian…
Explore Paris’ black history on foot with this eye-opening walking tour
Paris is a city best seen on foot. The cobbled hills of Montmartre or the pedestrian micro-streets of the Marais are easy to lose in a sort of aimless wandering that Charles Baudelaire (and later Walter Benjamin) called stroll. But…
Bittersweet by Susan Cain review – a cutesy manifesto for the happy-sad | Books about health, mind…
NOTwell, on a scale of 0 to 10: do you seek beauty on a daily basis? Do you know what CS Lewis meant when he described joy as "a wonderful, sharp stab of longing"? Do you react intensely to music, art or nature? Are you moved by old…
Five alternatives to Saint-Tropez to explore this summer
The inherent charms of Saint-Tropez are not lost on anyone with a fondness for ambient old towns, sandy beaches and that old-fashioned glamor that the French do so well. Since the 19th century, when artists gravitated to the French Riviera…
Icare evokes the vibrant morbidity of Baudelaire with “Carrion” (Early Album Stream)
I will reluctantly admit that while I'm not particularly versed in poetry, I do have an appreciation for the art form, even if only remotely. There's a certain magic to putting words together in a ballet cadence, carefully placing them…
Book Review: Modren Makars: Yin, by Ann MacKinnon, Finola Scott and Irene Howat
Modern Makars: YinNow nine years old, Tapsalteerie is a small publishing house - founded by Duncan Lockerbie and based in Tarland, Aberdeenshire - specializing in new and innovative poetry across the Scottish, Gaelic and English languages.…
Dustin Hoffman’s 20 Best Movies, Ranked
It's very brave for a film to address events in recent history. There is always a risk that the depiction of recent events may look like a sensationalist exploitation of recent headlines. Some movies centered on recent…
27 Inspirational Dance Quotes and Captions to Share on International Dance Day 2022
International Dance Day falls on April 29 and brings dancers together to celebrate different dance forms around the world.
This day marks the birthday of ballet dancer Jean-Georges Noverre and was celebrated for the first time…
Date, Wishes, Messages, Quotes, History, Meaning, etc.
International Dance Day 2022: It is celebrated on April 29 around the world. This day also marks the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet. Every year since its inception, an outstanding dance personality is…
Ars Moriendi’s History-Rich Black Metal Embraces the Dark
Metal artists regularly draw on history in the service of the show. Most metalheads are nerds Something, and their love for their muses, historical or not, is contagious. Nobody would sing, for example, the charge of the light brigade if…
FLOWERS OF EVIL | Art&Research
FLOWERS OF EVIL is a solo exhibition by Dallas-based artist Ashley Whitt. This work is inspired by my experiences during the pandemic. I had a nervous breakdown in the spring of 2021 which required hospitalization and two months of…
Inside Johnny Depp’s friendship with Marilyn Manson as he’s brought up on trial
Johnny Depp opened up about his friendship with singer Marilyn Manson during his trial against Amber Heard on Thursday (April 21, 2022), so let's take a look at their relationship.
As Johnny Depp's lawsuit against Amber Heard…
9 events for your arts calendar this week, from a panel on Ukraine’s cultural heritage to a…
Each week, we seek out the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings and events, both digital and in-person in the New York area. Discover our selections from around the world below. (Times are all ET unless…
Edgar Allan Poe’s Best Adaptations
The master of macabre and mystery, Edgar Allan Poe has written many hair-raising literary classics that have inspired myriad films. The esteemed writer and poet was one of the nation's earliest short story practitioners and is…
Revue by Marlene Dumas at the Palazzo Grassi – exhausting and uplifting at the same time
The first photo that we see in Marlène Dumas' exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi is tiny: 30cm by 40cm. From the bottom of the steps leading from the Palazzo's atrium to the landing on which it hangs, it looks little more than a bloody stain…
Day trip: Namur
Namur, flanked by its imposing citadel, was once a thriving maritime and road hub at the confluence of the Sambre and the Meuse.
Its strategic military importance since Roman…
The Light Roller – The Horrible Truth About Pat Cummins
Is there anything Pat Cummins can't do? Okay, so he hasn't been offered the throne of Albania yet, and we currently have no evidence that he can go from a stationary position to standing on the chimney - but then CB Fry doesn't probably…
Cycling is really hard, but ballet is even harder’ – the Swedish runner who was once a…
In Edgar Degas' paintings of ballerinas, as The dance class (opens in a new tab), the effort of the juvenile ballerinas is clear to the viewer. The young dancers tend towards perfection, under the watchful eye of the ballet master. A…
‘Seum’ captures French malaise ahead of presidential election
Last November, the French newspaper Le Figaro published a glossary of slang for exasperated parents trying to understand their children. At the top of the list was seum, which the newspaper defined as "rabies". In practice, the…
A voice can be recorded for the first time in the world
A voice could be recorded for the first time in the world
April 9 is the 99th (100th in leap years) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The number of days left before the end of the year is 266.
Railways
APRIL…
On the translation of Baudelaire by Aaron Poochigian
A YOUNG MAN from the provinces arrives in the big city to make a reputation as a poet. He translated the work of others, composed beautifully crafted verse, and became an accomplished chronicler of city life. This is not the story of…
Yeah, some people work better when they’re stoned
People go to work stoned all the time.
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Regardless of your occupation, whether you have to report to an office or work from home or…
Pulitzer poet laureate Richard Howard dies at 92
The cause was complications from dementia, said her husband, David Alexander.Mr. Howard was a stylish and seductive fixture in the world of American poetry for more than half a century, based in a cramped Greenwich Village apartment where…
Free Will Astrology: your weekly horoscope from March 30 to April 5 | Astrology | Orlando
Click to enlarge Filmmaker Leo Stanley Kubrick claimed, "It's not absolutely true in all cases that no one likes a smartass."
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1904, it was not illegal to use performance-enhancing substances…
Collection with ‘warnings’ wins Yale Younger Poets Award
Yale alumnus Mary-Alice Daniel 2008 decided she wanted to be a poet at the age of 17 while listening to a reading of poems by a winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, the American poetry prize the oldest.
Nearly two decades later,…
Free Will Astrology (March 23-29) | Horoscopes | Detroit
James Noellert What do the stars have in store for you this week?
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Caribs of Surinam quote their mysterious Serpent Spirit as follows: "I am the spirit force of the lightning eel, the…
STAFF OPINION: The Beauty of the Flâneur
I've always appreciated the little things when visiting a city or town, whether it's the little brick building that's probably been there for hundreds of years…
Zoë Kravitz’s Tattoos Are An Ink Lover’s Dream
Actress, singer, and model Zoë Kravitz was essentially destined to become the quintessential cool girl she is today. With Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz as parents (and Jason Momoa as stepfather), the star has that effortlessly chic glamor…
Your Weekly Horoscope Inspired by Rob Brezsny: An “Astrology of Free Will”
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob's free will astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in more than 100 publications. He is also the author of…
Free Will Astrology: Your Weekly Horoscope, March 18-24 – Chronicles
PISCES (February 19-March 20): “Never underestimate the wisdom of being easily satisfied,” wrote aphorist Marty Rubin. If you are open to…
Free Will Astrology: Week of March 16 | East Bay Express
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Singer, dancer, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. didn't like the song "The Candy Man," but he recorded it anyway, heeding his advisers. He only spent a brief time in the studio, finishing his vocals in two takes.…
Lessons a president learned from teaching high school students (opinion)
I have been a university president for over 20 years and have been teaching students for twice as long. Last semester, however, I had a new experience in the classroom – teaching my first batch of high school students in a program…
Free Will Astrology – Week of March 10 | Tips & Fun | Fold | The Weekly Source
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Singer, dancer, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. didn't like the song "The Candy Man," but he recorded it anyway, heeding his advisers.…
Concert review: Tyler, the creator of the Capital One Arena
On Monday night at the Capital One Arena, an artist's portrayal as a 31-year-old was brought to life, with Tyler's dark and twisted beautiful fantasies brought to life in front of an adoring crowd.Tour in support ofCall me if you get lost",…
There must be an easier way to clean up trash
The other day I wanted to do a Marie Kondo and give things away for free, but no one was interested and some guys even suspected something was wrong.
"Why are you giving it away, does it work?" were the most frequently asked…
Free Will Astrology: Week of March 3 | East Bay Express
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "I don't just bow to the inevitable," wrote Thornton Wilder, author of Aries. “I am strengthened by it. wow. It was a cheeky statement. Did he sincerely mean it? He stated that he grew stronger…
Free Will Astrology: Week of March 3, 2022
A group of vultures waiting for the storm for "Blow Over" - "Let Us Prey" (William "Boss" Tweed and his ring members weather a violent storm on a ledge with the scraps picked up from New York), Thomas Nast, 1871/courtesy Library of…
Deep Water: “The Father”, by Jonathan Aldrich
This week's poem, "The Father," comes to us from a beautiful new book by a beloved late Maine poet, Jonathan Aldrich. This poem is of luminous simplicity and grace. I love the wise compassion of its speaker as he sings of age, stories…
A conversation with Devon Walker-Figueroa
I met DEVON Walker-Figueroa in a ghost town. We were both spending part of the summer in Vamvakou – a town with only nine permanent residents in the mountains of Laconia, Greece – on a writing scholarship. As I sweated in the 100 degree…