Author Archives: Andrew Epstein

Frank O’Hara’s “Lunch Poems” Makes GQ’s “Hot Guy Books” List

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Andrew Epstein

In important, breaking literary news, the men’s magazine GQ (in its UK edition) has declared that “‘Hot guy books’ are the hot new accessory” and has included Frank O’Hara’s 1964 book Lunch Poems near the top of its list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Sally Rooney | 2 Comments

Flow Chart Foundation Celebrates Ten Years of “Locus Solus”

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

2023 was an anniversary year for this humble blog, since it has been 10 years since I decided to create a website devoted to the New York School of poets and artists and name it Locus Solus, after the legendary little magazine that briefly … Continue reading →

Posted in John Ashbery, Locus Solus, Video | Leave a comment

“These Little Oases: A Gathering”: New York City Symposium and Poetry Reading (October 28, 2023)

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

Next Saturday, October 28, there will be a symposium and poetry reading in New York hosted by the Network for New York School Studies (a recently founded organization I wrote about previously here) in conjunction with the Brooklyn Rail. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexandra Gold, Anne Waldman, Anselm Berrigan, Bunny Lang, Edmund Berrigan, Event, Frank O'Hara, Joan Mitchell, John Ashbery, John Yau, Jordan Davis, Kay Gabriel, Larry Rivers, Lee Ann Brown, Libbie Rifkin, Nick Sturm, Patricia Spears Jones, Rona Cran, Tony Torn | Leave a comment

“Always More Roses: James Schuyler at 100”: Nov. 4-6, New York

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

James Schuyler, one of the central poets of the New York School of poetry, was born 100 years ago this November. In honor of his centenary, there will be a wonderful three-day program celebrating Schuyler’s life and work on November … Continue reading →

Posted in Eileen Myles, Emily Skillings, Event, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, Jeff Dolven, John Koethe, Kamran Javadizadeh, Matthew Bevis, Nathan Kernan, New York, Peter Gizzi, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Rona Cran, Simon Pettet, Stephanie Burt, Tracie Morris, Wayne Koestenbaum | 4 Comments

Celebrating Bernadette Mayer on Bloomsday: “I’m always getting ready to do my version of ‘Ulysses'”

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

Happy Bloomsday! Over the past few years, to mark this special day, I’ve had a tradition of reflecting on Joyce’s powerful but little-discussed influence on the poetry of the New York School, as you can see in these posts about … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Bernadette Mayer, Bill Berkson, Bloomsday, Ezra Pound, Frank O'Hara, James Joyce, James Schuyler, John Ashbery, Lewis Warsh, Maggie Nelson, Virginia Woolf | Leave a comment

Triple Your Pleasure: Parul Sehgal on Wayne Koestenbaum on James Schuyler

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

I’m sure many readers of this blog share my enthusiasm for the work of the brilliant literary critic Parul Sehgal, who moved a couple years ago from being one of the New York Times‘s daily book reviewers to a perch … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, James Schuyler, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Parul Sehgal, Wayne Koestenbaum | 1 Comment

On Ten Years of “Locus Solus: The New York School of Poets”

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

Almost exactly 10 years ago, I decided to create a website devoted to the New York School of poets and artists and name it Locus Solus, after the legendary little magazine that briefly served as the movement’s house journal. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Locus Solus, NY School Influence | 11 Comments

Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (6/8/23)

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

Here is one of my semi-regular roundups of recent links and news related to the New York School of poets. (Previous roundups can be found here). Solomon also offers a tantalizing and exciting hint for Brainardiacs: “I had heard on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexandra Gold, Alfred Leslie, Anne Waldman, Bernadette Mayer, Book Review, Books, Deborah Solomon, Douglas Crase, Eileen Myles, Film, Frank O'Hara, In Memoriam, James Schuyler, Jess Cotton, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, Lorine Niedecker, Maggie Nelson, Marianne Moore, Morton Feldman, Music, Ned Rorem, Nick Sturm, Olivier Brossard, Peter Gizzi, Peter Schjeldahl, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frank, Rona Cran, Rosa Campbell, Roundup, Trevor Winkfield, Visual Art | 5 Comments

“A Life in Boxes: The Kenneth Koch Archive at the Berg Collection” with Susannah Hollister and Emily Setina

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

As some of you may know, the literary scholars Susannah Hollister and Emily Setina are currently writing a much-needed biography of Kenneth Koch, which will be the first full-scale treatment of Koch’s life, his wide-ranging work as writer and teacher, … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Emily Setina, Kenneth Koch, Susannah Hollister | 1 Comment

“Close Readings” of New York School Poets — Frank O’Hara, James Schuyler, John Ashbery, and Kenneth Koch (and Much More)

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Andrew Epstein

As I mentioned back in December, the poetry scholar Kamran Javadizadeh recently launched a fun and edifying new podcast called “Close Readings.” As Javadizadeh describes it, each week he “talks to a different leading scholar of poetry about a single … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthony Reed, Brian Glavey, Criticism, Dan Chiasson, Eric Lindstrom, Evan Kindley, Evie Shockley, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, John Ashbery, June Jordan, Kamran Javadizadeh, Kenneth Koch, Phillis Wheatley, Podcast, Randall Jarrell, Stephanie Burt, W. B. Yeats | Leave a comment