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Dining Out with Douglas Crase
The poet and critic Douglas Crase published his first book of poems, The Revisionist, in 1981, to rapturous reviews. No less than Harold Bloom, that tireless canonizer, proclaimed that “Crase has every prospect of becoming one of the strong poets … Continue reading
“Works from the Collection of John Ashbery,” at Kasmin Gallery in NY
An exhibition of artworks from the collection of the late John Ashbery opens tomorrow (11/1) at the Kasmin Gallery in New York. Over the course of his long life, Ashbery collected works by a wide range of artists, many of … Continue reading
Roundup of Recent “New York School of Poetry” News and Links (8/23/18)
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). — The indie band Deerhunter released an album titled Double Dream of Spring, a … Continue reading
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The Picture of Little J.A.: A New Biography of the Young John Ashbery
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
From James Schuyler’s Diary (August 5, 1968)
Here is an excerpt from James Schuyler’s diary on August 5, 1968, 48 years ago today, at Fairfield Porter’s home on Great Spruce Head Island in Maine: Blue, with a few sharp streaks of white. The water is making its knitting … Continue reading
James Schuyler’s “June 30, 1974” and the Poetics of Everyday Life
In honor of today’s date, I thought I’d post “June 30, 1974,” a poem by James Schuyler which was written 42 years ago today. The poem describes an early summer morning in the Hamptons at the home of his close friend, … Continue reading
James Schuyler as a Portrait of … Fatherhood?
Because it was Father’s Day yesterday, the cover of a recently published anthology called Stories of Fatherhood (Everyman’s Pocket Classics, 2014) popped up in my feed, and I was immediately struck by the image on the cover and did a double-take. Here it is: … Continue reading
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Ocean Vuong (and Roger Reeves) after Frank O’Hara
This week’s New Yorker features a lovely poem by the young Vietnamese-born poet Ocean Vuong with the striking title “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong,” followed by the words “After Frank O’Hara / After Roger Reeves.” Given my own preoccupations, this note piqued my … Continue reading
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Elaine de Kooning, Frank O’Hara, and the New York School
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., is currently hosting a large exhibition devoted to the work of Elaine de Kooning. De Kooning, like her husband Willem, was a good friend and ally of many poets of the New York School. The show, entitled “Elaine … Continue reading
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Locus Solus: The New York School of Poets 