-
Borges: “Translators have impoved my stories”
Jorge Luis Borges said: "I respect translators, and my stories have sometimes been greatly bettered by them. One of them told me so himself. Besides, I am so fond of English that I like…
-
Homage to “Laura” [by John Harbourne]
Diptych by John Harbourne. Copyright (c) 2022 by John Harbourne. All rights reserved.John Harbourne has made similar drawings of many other noir figures. www.johnharbourneartist.com Laura Then the doorbell rang.Time for one more cigarette.It wasn’t…
-
Doug Lang, 1941-2022 [by Terence Winch]
My very dear friend Doug Lang, brilliant poet and beloved teacher, passed away at around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 22 Nov. 2022, in his apartment at Springvale Terrace, the assisted living building in downtown…
-
“Buffalo” [by Tom Disch]
He knew how he would die. We all know that.Some day the same as any other he'd be chewing his cudAnd ruminating about the larger weather patternsThe clouds spoke of when Whump! like the…
