Category Archives: Alice Notley

Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (5/16/18)

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

Here’s the latest roundup of recent links, new publications, and news related to the New York School of poets.  (For my most recent roundup, see here). – They Knew What They Wanted, the gorgeous new collection of John Ashbery’s collages … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Katz, Alice Notley, Andy Warhol, Anne Waldman, Bernadette Mayer, collaboration, David Shapiro, Frank O'Hara, Gerard Malanga, Interview, Jane Freilicher, Jim Carroll, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, John Wieners, John Yau, Joseph Lease, Kenneth Koch, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, NY School Influence, Patti Smith, Paul Violi, Poems, Poetry Project at St. Marks, Ron Padgett, Velvet Underground, Visual Art, William Carlos Williams | 1 Comment

Roundup of Recent “New York School” News and Links (2/20/18)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

Ever since I started doing this blog (back in 2013), it’s been a challenge for me to just keep up with the steady stream of New York School-related news and happenings. (It doesn’t help that this doesn’t actually count as … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Book Review, Charles Bernstein, Criticism, Eileen Myles, Frank O'Hara, Harry Mathews, Jasper Johns, Joe Brainard, John Ashbery, John LaTouche, Lou Reed, Mark Ford, Music, Ron Padgett, Roundup, Ted Berrigan, Velvet Underground | 1 Comment

Happy 90th Birthday to John Ashbery!

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

Today is the 90th birthday of John Ashbery, who was born on July 27, 1928.  At LitHub, Adam Fitzgerald and Emily Skillings have “invited 90 of his dearest friends, collaborators, and admirers to pick a favorite line from his vast … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Jim Jarmusch, John Ashbery, Paul Muldoon, Poems, Rae Armantrout, Susan Howe | Leave a comment

Laura Kasischke on Alice Notley’s “Descent of Alette”: “radioactive, dangerous, addictive, all-consuming”

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

Each month, Poetry magazine posts a “Reading List,” in which contributors to the current issue share some books that held their interest.  In the May installment, Laura Kasischke offers a rave review of Alice Notley’s masterful, book-length poem, The Descent of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Interview, Laura Kasischke, Podcast, Rachel Zucker | Leave a comment

Nick Sturm on Ted Berrigan as Art Critic

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

There is a great new essay up at Fanzine about Ted Berrigan’s little-known art writing by one of my (now former) graduate students, the terrific poet and scholar Nick Sturm.  For months, Sturm has been scouring the Berrigan archives, turning up fascinating … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract Expressionism, Alice Neel, Alice Notley, Criticism, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, Jane Freilicher, John Ashbery, Ted Berrigan, Visual Art

Hooray for Alice Notley, Winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize!

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

The Poetry Foundation announced today that Alice Notley has been awarded the 2015 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.  This is a pretty big deal in poetry-land.  As the press release puts it: “Presented annually to a living U.S. poet whose lifetime accomplishments … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Interview, Podcast

Reading Ted Berrigan’s Poetry: Alice, Anselm, and Edmund

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

This is quite a treat for fans of the Berrigan/Notley family of poets: Don Yorty recently posted some footage of a reading that took place in 2011 at (the amazing) St. Marks Bookstore in New York to celebrate the publication of The Selected Poems of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alice Notley, Anselm Berrigan, Edmund Berrigan, Ted Berrigan, Video