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Category Archives: NY School Influence
Frank O’Hara as an Influence on Greta Gerwig and “Lady Bird”
Although it’s not a surprise anymore, Frank O’Hara continues to pop up in unexpected corners of popular culture, often cited as an influence and lodestar for rock musicians, TV showrunners, and filmmakers. I was … Continue reading
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“Neon in Daylight” — New Novel Borrows Title from Frank O’Hara
Another day, another work of fiction borrowing a title from Frank O’Hara’s poetry. I’ve noted examples of this phenomenon before — such as Andrew Sean Greer’s story “It’s a Summer’s Day,” Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel Animals, and Don DeLillo’s short story … Continue reading
Andrew Sean Greer’s “It’s a Summer’s Day” and Echoes of Frank O’Hara
In this week’s New Yorker, there is a story by Andrew Sean Greer which quietly takes its title from a poem by Frank O’Hara. Oddly enough, this isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Sean Greer, Fiction, Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, NY School Influence
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Frederick Seidel and an Unmade Movie about Frank O’Hara
In the Guardian’s new interview with the polarizing poet Frederick Seidel, one exchange caught my eye. Prompted by a recent review of Seidel by Dan Chiasson in the New Yorker — which had argued that “at his best, Seidel reminds me of a poet who … Continue reading
Posted in David Salle, Film, Frank O'Hara, Frederick Seidel, Interview, NY School Influence, Sylvia Plath
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore Talks Poetry with Daniel Kane
The musician Thurston Moore — one of the founders of the groundbreaking experimental rock band Sonic Youth — has deep and long-standing ties to the New York School of poets, and to avant-garde poetics more broadly. After all, he did recently record a song called “Frank O’Hara … Continue reading
