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Elio Schneeman: An Unsung Hero of the NY School [by David Lehman]
Born in Italy during JFK's first year in office, Elio Schneeman (left, as depicted by Pamela Lawton), grew up in New York City, the son of George and Katie Schneeman, and…
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The Chance to Choose a Subject – Daniel Brown
This post is different from my preceding four. It's an excerpt from a book in progress. (If any publishers or agents would like to know more about the book, they can reach me via…
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“. . but the look that leaves you real shook is the look of love” . . .so. . . marry me
Dear Stacey: Will you marry me? David
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“Inch Worm” (or The Other Kind of Counterpoint) – Daniel Brown
When we think of counterpoint, we’re usually thinking of the "imitative" kind, where melodies (or bits of them) echo one another. This is certainly the kind most of us encounter first, when we learn…
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On the Road to the prison of La Santé: even Gallimard’s new translation of 1984 can’t conjure lit from boilerplate [by Tracy Danison]
“Oranges and lemons say the bells of Saint Clements … Here comes a grinding machine to grind down your head!” The iconography has changed a lot since the 40s – 50s. The older edition…
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Impudent Prophetic Plagiarism: 2 – Daniel Brown
In yesterday's post we saw Mozart focusing his Futurescope forty years forward, into the sound-world of Schubert. As it turns out, this gizmo had a range substantially greater still. If you're a nostalgist and/or…
