Category Archives: New York

Look What They’ve Done to The San Remo

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

There is no shortage of opportunities to feel nostalgic for the good old days when rents were cheap, bars were smoky and filled with intellectual chatter, Kafka was the rage, and New York was a haven for rebellious artists.  Nor do you … Continue reading →

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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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“Schuyler today and the students” by Kate Angus

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Andrew Epstein

   Today’s “Poem-a-Day” posted by the Academy of American Poets site is a lovely poem by Kate Angus called “Schuyler today and the students.” It’s about an experience a relatively small number of us know quite well — teaching the poetry of James Schuyler … Continue reading →

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The Day Frank Died: O’Hara’s New York Apartments

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Andrew Epstein

It’s the 50th anniversary of Frank O’Hara’s death, 11 days after Bastille day, yes, “so I go for a walk among the hum-colored cabs,” and visit 3 of the 4 apartments O’Hara lived in during his time in New York. … Continue reading →

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Garth Risk Hallberg and the Formative Influence of Frank O’Hara and the New York School

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

The literary world has been abuzz recently over the publication of City on Fire, Garth Risk Hallberg’s massive new novel about New York City in the 1970s.  The 36-year old Hallberg received a jaw-dropping $2 million advance for the book (his first … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Ginsberg, Fiction, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, Lou Reed, New York, NY School Influence, Patti Smith, Velvet Underground | 1 Comment

“Find an event on the ground to respond to”: Wayne Koestenbaum Leads Frank O’Hara-Inspired Walk in NYC

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

As I’ve said before, I’m a fan of Wayne Koestenbaum’s sharp and effervescent essays on poets of the New York School and so many other topics, so I was intrigued by this piece by Jennifer Krasinski in ArtForum about an unusual walking tour Koestenbaum recently led … Continue reading →

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“The Whitney Museum / was still on 8th Street”: Kenneth Koch and ever-changing New York

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

                           There’s been a lot of discussion and praise for the opening of the Whitney Museum in its new home today in the Meatpacking District, in a building designed by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Exhibit, James Schuyler, Kenneth Koch, New York, Peter Schjeldahl, Poems, Visual Art | Leave a comment

“A Thrashing, Generous Intelligence”: Eileen Myles’s Inferno chosen for Slate/Whiting Second Novel List

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

The poet Eileen Myles is, of course, also an accomplished writer of fiction, and her recent novel Inferno has just been named one of the five books on the Slate/Whiting Second Novel List.  In a glowing review of the book on Slate, Sasha Weiss … Continue reading →

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“Devoted New Yorker Frank O’Hara” quoted in today’s NY Times

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

Another sign that Frank O’Hara is on the New York Times’ (and everyone else’s) mind these days.  In this morning’s “Fashion & Style” section, there is a light piece by Matthew Schneier about the legions of New Yorkers who have never learned to drive, … Continue reading →

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New Frank O’Hara Plaque Unveiled in New York

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Andrew Epstein

A few weeks ago, I posted a piece about the four New York apartments Frank O’Hara lived in.  I discussed the plaque that has long been above the front door of his apartment at 90 University Place, and a new plaque that the Greenwich Village … Continue reading →

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