Line tamer.
Returned to the Great Hall at Cooper Union last night for Auden’s Centennial celebration presented by the Poetry Society of America. The program presented his work in a chronological manner, starting with “Taller To-day” from 1928, hitting highlights such as “In Memory of W. B. Yeats” and “September 1, 1939” and ending with “The More Read More …
I saw Sonnet Repertory Theatre, Inc.’s excellent production of Shakespeare’sThe Tempest last night at the 45th Street Theatre. They made interesting use of video, projecting water effects superimposed over the eyes of the key players at the beginning, almost as if we were Prospero looking into the waters and divining future events to come. A Read More …
Conversations overhead in the elevator: 1. Morning. Two trenchcoated, suit and tie men bemoan the cold. They pause and the one says “I didn’t even do my hair today.” The other says “Because of your hat? You can always fix it in the bathroom.” 2. Afternoon. Two men, different from the first set, discuss their Read More …
The Great Hall at Cooper Union was filled to capacity last night for Galway Kinnell’s 80th Birthday Celebration. Nice to see such an overwhelming turnout. Highlights and the line-up: Robert Bly opened with Kinnell’s “The Bear” followed by a tennis anecdote from E. L. Doctorow and “On the Tennis Court at Night”. Mark Doty highlighted Read More …