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The Weirdness of Bilingualism [by Andrei Codrescu]
PART ONE (to be continued) Timp de trei decenii limba română a ițit în convorbiri (de obicei exasperante) cu mama. I wrote the sentence above in Romanian, and the idea of it intrigued me…
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Printemps de la danse arabe#1: noos, dishabille & diversity make for a powerful (sold-out) “Swan Lake” [by Tracy Danison]
The visual diversity of the Ballet national du Rhin’s company is a part of the success of Rhadouane El Meddeb’s emotional reshape of “Swan Lake”. Note the tutus still on the racks (right background)…
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Next Line, Please: Questions and Echoes [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Have you ever written or read a poem that started and ended with a question, and found yourself so totally enthralled, so mystified, and included? Well, for this week's installment of Next Line, Please,…
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On Writing “On Not Using the Word Cunt . . .” [by Lisa Williams]
<<<I enjoyed Jim Cummins' and Denise Duhamel's comments, as I've enjoyed their poetry over the years. It's a pleasure to be in their company. I want to approach this subject from a different angle.…
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Auden on the Difference Between Authors and Critics
<< There are people who are too intelligent to become authors, but they do not become critics. >> W. H. Auden, "Reading" (in The Dyer's Hand, 1962)
