Category Archives: Evan Kindley

“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

Remembering John Ashbery (1927-2017)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

This past Sunday, September 3, brought the very sad news that John Ashbery had passed away at the age of 90.  Ashbery has long been regarded as the greatest and most influential living American poet, so it is not surprising … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Barbara Guest, Ben Lerner, Evan Kindley, Fairfield Porter, Frank O'Hara, Harry Mathews, In Memoriam, Jack Spicer, James Merrill, Jane Freilicher, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Larry Rivers, Mark Ford, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Creeley | 12 Comments

The Picture of Little J.A.: A New Biography of the Young John Ashbery

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

Karin Roffman’s new book, The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery’s Early Life — the highly anticipated, first full-fledged biography of Ashbery — was recently published, and my review of the book appeared in the New York Times Book Review several days ago.  As … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Evan Kindley, Fairfield Porter, Jane Freilicher, John Ashbery, Mark Ford, Matthew Bevis, W. H. Auden | 2 Comments

Kenneth Koch and … Mr. Rogers

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

Evan Kindley just reminded me of a great and unusual short clip that is floating around on YouTube — in which Kenneth Koch is interviewed by Mr. Rogers, of all people. The person who posted this mentions the clip comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Evan Kindley, Kenneth Koch, Television, Video | Leave a comment