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Writing for Fools [by Arthur Schopenhauer]
“The person who writes for fools is always sure of a large audience.” "”The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the…
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On Paul Violi’s ‘EXACTA’ [by Martin Stannard]
This little essay could easily be called “Why I Am Not A Scholar”, for in attempting to write about a poem that I love and which in some ways changed my life I immediately…
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Breaking through: Candice Martel’s Électro-Tap [By Tracy Danison]
“Electro-tap”, music to see vs. dance to listen to by Candice Martel. Photo © WEB – Candice Martel In October 732, Charles Martel, “martel” meaning “hammer”, beat a Berber army under Abd al-Rahman ibn…
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“Living in the Past” [by David Lehman]
You’re living in the past, people tell me. I tell them they’re right. I don’t understand non-fungible tokens, modern monetary theory, or cryptocurrency. Video…
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The Ashbery Jahrzeit
On this day in 2017, John Ashbery died. Here is how PBS reported the loss: << John Ashbery, a master of poetic verse whose enigmatic, dexterous work challenged the world of American poetry, died…
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BAP 2025 is here
Today is our pub date. . . Thursday the 4th of September at 7 PM we launch the new book and celebrate the series at the 92nd Steett Y in NYC.
