Category Archives: Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch and the Art of Collage

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Andrew Epstein

The filmmaker Jim Jarmusch – whose deep connections to the New York School poets has been discussed here before – has quietly been making collages for the past twenty years, but never exhibited them before and “was content to keep … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Andrew Epstein

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 →

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Happy 90th Birthday to John Ashbery!

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

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

Ron Padgett talks about his Sundays with the New York Times

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

The New York Times has just posted a little feature on Ron Padgett, in conjunction with Jim Jarmusch’s new movie Paterson.  As I noted recently, Padgett collaborated with his friend Jarmusch, composing poems for the movie: For the movie “Paterson,” about a poet … Continue reading →

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Jim Jarmusch as “the Cinematic Extension of the New York School”

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Andrew Epstein

Paterson, the new movie by the celebrated indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, has been receiving a lot of buzz and praise ever since it debuted this summer at the Cannes Film Festival, “where it was feted as the best film the 63-year-old Jarmusch had … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Frank O'Hara, Jim Jarmusch, Kenneth Koch, Ron Padgett | 3 Comments

“The kismet of this TV night”: Frank O’Hara on Television

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

In 2008, many Frank O’Hara fans were pleasantly surprised when his poetry was given a big cameo in the acclaimed television show Mad Men.  But that wasn’t the last of O’Hara finding his way onto TV in recent years. A … Continue reading →

Posted in David Shapiro, Film, Frank O'Hara, Jim Jarmusch, Kenneth Koch, Mad Men, Television | 1 Comment

How Kenneth Koch Continues to Teach, by Mark Statman

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Andrew Epstein

Last week, I linked to a new memoir by Katherine Koch, daughter of the late Kenneth Koch.  I just learned of another touching memoir about Koch that I’d missed when it first appeared last year — this one by the poet and translator Mark … Continue reading →

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