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The Power of Tchaikovsky [by Lewis Saul]
Tchaikovsky died today! And if I were Frank O'HaraI'd note that it was on November 6, 1893, in St. Petersburg, which is St. Petersburg again after a stint as Leningrad,but I am not. I…
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Squibs 335-342 [by Alan Ziegler]
335: She said Yankee Stadium (the original) “is very sensual.” I cautioned her to use sensuous—appealing to the senses—rather than sensual, or people would think she is sexually aroused by Yankee Stadium. She replied, “I…
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Sonnet, 11/5/2019 (by Mitch Sisskind)
In the old days working at Republic SteelWe gathered nightly at Moose Cholak’s Calumet Inn on 99th Street and Ewing. It was when polyester double-knit pantsWere coming in and one night this guy Said…
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Quote of the Day: Dame Helen Mirren
MOVIE PHOTO: THE MOSQUITO COAST, 1986-HELEN MIRREN 'What p***es' me off is the disparity between the appreciation of women's expertise….. just think of making a shirt. I sew. I love to make my own…
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A KGB Bar Blast from the Past (circa 2006)
With thanks to Star Black, herself an original co-director of the KGB Bar Monday night poetry series, this photograph of Deborah Landau and David Lehman, two former directors of the series:
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Rewarded by a performing Fall portfolio [by Tracy Danison]
“Midi sans paupière” by Carole Quettier, Bien Fait! 2019©Charlene Yves Lady Felice Millefeuille-Bonté, the trillionaire who’s been trying these many years to reward my good looks with a hefty check and a friendly little…
