Tony Towle began to write poetry in 1960, and soon became a part of the art and poetry scene that was happening in NYC with Kenneth Koch, Frank O’Hara, Larry Rivers, Alex Katz, and so many vibrant others back then. Later on, John Ashbery would say, “Tony Towle is one of the New York…
… Years ago, I used to swim four or five times a week at the old McBurney Y on 23rd Street across from the Chelsea Hotel. You got your own lane for half an hour swimming at your own speed, your arms and legs in sync, not only in meditation, but in a new way…
There are explorer poets. Like Hannah Weiner who invited us into her acid trip and Bernadette Mayer who invited us into her mid-winter day, Michael Ruby invites us behind his closied eyes. In previous books, Michael has explored the words of The Star Spangled Banner, inspiration on the New York City subway, and the landscapes…
In April, LiVE MAG! with its new issue, Number 21, presented John Godfrey with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tompkins Square Library. The featured readers celebrating John were Elinor Nauen, Andrei Codrescu, Lila Dlaboha, Shelley Miller, Ilke Scobie, and Harris Schiff. You can hear them all in the Vimeo below. Enjoy. …
… To my surprise and delight, I discovered two John S. Hall Vimeos that I recorded and edited a decade ago. They were lost, but now they are found, and for safe keeping, I am putting them here up on my blog. I heard John Hall read his poem “Death” at the Sidewalk Cafe sometime…
I went to see Susan Bee at A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn to record her speaking about her new show, “Days of Awe.” Although the title of the show and some of the paintings in it seem ominous and heralds of doom, my viewing experience was different. The oil paintings are bright combinations of Indian mythology,…
