Alparegho, Like-nothing-else
Work in English, French, and
Spanish
Thanks to Matt Morris at Home
Planet News for publishing “The
Intimate Room” and “Why
Doesn’t She Like You, Johnny?”; Jean-Luc Pouliquen for translating and
posting my poem, “Wildlife,”
in L’Oiseau de Feu de Garlaban; and to Catalina Bonati for publishing
Ligia Yamazaki’s Spanish translations of three poems in Ultramarine
Literary Review (Chile).
Moby-Dick Marathon in Sag Harbor
The annual Moby-Dick Marathon
takes place May 30-June 1, and I am thrilled to be a Saturday a.m. reader at
the Jermain Library. Hosted by Canio’s Cultural Café,
the event includes festivities such as a showing of the film Moby-Dick (1956),
lecture by Melville scholar Gerard McGowan, and the Seamen’s Chapel service
recreated with a choir.
Who was William Faulkner?
In this same-titled talk at the Center for Fiction, biographer Carl Rollyson suggested that, while
most scholars write off Faulkner’s work after 1942, books such as The Mansion
(1959) and The
Reivers (1962) warrant another look. And most people don’t know that
Faulkner worked on more than 50 Hollywood films, including and To Have and
Have Not (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946). For more fascinating
insights into this great American author, see Rollyson’s latest, Faulkner
On and Off the Page (University Press of Mississippi).
Sisters in Conflict
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| Sarah Bracey White |
Sarah Bracey White will
debut her one-act play, “Sisters in Conflict,” where two sisters
clash over who can best prepare the child they both love to live in a
segregated world, during Plays in the Box, at the Westchester Collaborative Theater in May
(see April+ Events). In addition, for Black History Month, Sarah’s play, “Something
to Remember Him By,” was performed at the Greenburgh Library’s Budartz
Theater. Congratulations, Sarah!
Make Way for Berthe Weill
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| Berthe Weill (1867-1951), Lynn Gumpert, Beth Gersh-Nesic |
Did you know that Berthe Weill (1867-1951)
was the first art dealer to the likes of Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, and
Léger? Weill (“way”) held none to contracts, knowing these youths would soon gain
greater glory. In this Zoom conversation, Grey Art
Museum Director Lynn
Gumpert and art historian Beth Gersh-Nesic discuss
the recent Grey
Art Museum exhibit honoring Weill and her championing both avant-garde and
women artists.
Creative Opportunities
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| The Loft Art Gallery |
Arlijo, online
journal, call for poetry, fiction, art/photos, with bio to arlijo@myyahoo.com
Heuristic Halo Press, work on
them “tide against the moon,” by April 20
Literature Today, work on
theme “echoes of human experience,” by June 18
Loft Artists Association, call for
“Zing!” artwork (Stamford), by April 6
Plough
Magazine Rhina Espaillat Poetry Prize, by April 30
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| Kevin Pilkington |
Marketing Before and After the Book
Deal, Jane Friedman workshop (Reisterstown), May 10, 10-4, $200
Making
Space for the Light, sexual assault survivor anthology, by July
31
Voices Unbound, poetry
anthology, by April 28
New and Recent Releases
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| Hélène Sanguinetti |
Ann Cefola, trans. Alparegho,
Like-Nothing-Else by Hélène Sanguinetti (Beautiful Days Press)
Aidan Farrell, trans. The Vitals by Marie
de Quatrebarbes (World Poetry Books)
Jerry T. Johnson, Bad
Fruit (Gnashing Teeth Press) (pre-order)
Hiram Larew, This Much Very
(Alien Buddha Press)
Nathan Manley, Native
(Codhill Press)
Mary Newell, Entwine
(BlazeVox Books)
Ted Pearson, Early Autumn
(Chax Press)
Lynne Potts, Dawns
on Me (Buttonhook Press)
Mark Saba, The
Shoemaker (Casa Lago Press)
Danny Shot, Night Bird Flying
(Roadside Press)
J.R. Solonche, Night
Visit (Dos Madres Press)
April+ Events – ET
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| Waring Market Gallery |
April 1, 8:30pm, Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: Editors' Roundtable on the Black Lawrence Press anthology; register here
April 4, 6:30pm, Calling All
Poets Series, Janet Kaplan, Victoria Redel, Ethan Sirotko; register here
to read in Open Mic or watch live on Facebook
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| East Gallery, the Frick |
April 5, 10am, Ruby City (San Antonio), Ekphrastic
Poetry Contest Celebratory Reading
April 9, 4pm, UConn
Stamford, Rotunda Room 3117, Mary Newell, Pamela Hart, David Rothenberg
April 17, the Frick, newly renovated buildings
reopen
April 19, 7:30pm, The Curry Club, Christina M. Rau and
others read; dinner (6pm) optional; Writing and Sharing (before 7:30pm)
optional; must purchase a bite or bev
April 24, 7pm, McDonald Library (Cincinnati), A Celebration of Dos Madres Press with Robert and Elizabeth Murphy
April 26, 1pm, Alparegho,
Like-nothing-else book launch, Hélène Sanguinetti and translator Ann
Cefola read via Zoom link here
April 26, 11-4, Greenburgh Artists and Crafters Market
April 26, 4-6, Loft Artists Association, “Zing”
Reception and Awards Ceremony
April 26, 7pm, Stanza Books (Beacon), Mary
Newell, Heller Levinson
April 27-August 3, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sargent &
Paris
May 3, 3pm, Cedarmere Poetry
Series, Martha Rhodes; register to attend or read at open mic here
May 4, 4pm, Katonah Library,
Mark Wunderlich
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| Louise Glück (1943-2023) |
May 7, 6pm, Louise Glück: Vermont’s Nobel Laureate; Professor Elizabeth A.I. Powell discusses the poet; register here
May 9 +16, 8pm; May 10+17, 2pm+8pm;
May 11+18, 3pm; Westchester Collaborative
Theater, Plays in a Box, one-act plays including Sarah Bracey
White’s “Sisters in Conflict”
May 10, 12noon, Desmond
Fish Library, Mary Newell, Heller Levinson, Alison Granucci
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| Trombonist, Arranger, and Composer Melba Liston (1926-1999) |
June 28, 10am, Hike Around and
Write with Christina M. Rau and Walt
Whitman Birthplace Association at Jayne’s Hill; register here
Monthly Workshops and
Readings
Use this link and scroll to listings
Cace e Pepe
This traditional Roman dish comes
to us via our favorite chef Linda Simone, and it is based on a recipe by Pia Bresciani.
½ tablespoon whole black
peppercorns
2 ½ cups pecorino romano finely
grated
Half of a one-pound package of spaghetti
salt for pasta water
Bring water to boil and make sure
it doesn't fill pot—it should be less than normal amount you use to boil pasta.
Lightly salt water when it comes to a boil. Meantime, finely grate pecorino. Using
a mini-blender, grind peppercorns to a fine consistency. Set 1.5 teaspoon
pepper aside—this is the pepper you will use. Add spaghetti to boiling water
and cook for half of the time indicated on box.
While pasta is cooking in pan, add a small amount of pasta water to grated pecorino. With a fork, mix pasta water in until it forms a paste. Set aside. When pasta is al dente, remove from heat. Wait 30 seconds, add pecorino mixture to pan, and stir quickly with tongs. A beautiful creamy consistency should form. Plate, and spoon the creamy sauce on top. Add more fresh pepper if desired.
ʼRound the
Net
Artist McArthur Binion on becoming
an artist in this
video, “How Can I Paint Without a Brush?”
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| Albert Bouchard |
Blue Oyster Cult Drummer Albert Bouchard on inspiring the SNL “More Cowbell” skit
Guitarist and songwriter Michael
Cefola for this
visually beautiful and catchy video from a British Indie band hailing from
the Isle of Wight
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| Suzanne Cleary |
Poet Suzanne Cleary featured
in The
Peekskill Herald for winning the 2024 Laura Boss Narrative
Poetry Award
Translators Chen Du and Xisheng
Chen on winning the Toad Press
International Chapbook Series with Yan An’s Middle-Aged Man's
Self-Portrait, appearing this summer; and on more Yan An translations in Flyway:
Journal of Writing & Environment
Poet and artist Bob Heman on his interview in Neon Pajamas and upcoming book, What Needs to Be Found (Madhat Press)
Poet Cindy Hochman on
having a haiku in Sense
and Sensibility, having work
in Julebord, and featuring in the Red-Headed
Stepchild reading
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| J. Chester Johnson on the Times Square Jumbotron |
Poet and essayist J. Chester
Johnson on his newly redesigned website; having
his poem, “Winter,”
appear in the Carnegie Hill Village blog; and his book appearing on the Times
Square jumbotron
Artist Titus Kaphar on this poignant recollection on his journey as a painter as it relates to forgiving his father
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| Photo by Joe Vericker |
Poet Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) for his poem, “Boots,” which serves as a creepy soundtrack in the movie trailer for 28 Years Later (Sony Pictures)
Writer and artist Austin Kleon
for this
video interview with art coach Beth Pickens
Poet Heller Levinson on the Spanish translation of his work in Cable Street, on more work in Big Other, and having Query Caboodle 2 reviewed in Sulfur Salon
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| Alison McBain |
Poet Mary McCray for these
photos of the tiny desk of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
Yorktown Poet Laureate John
McMullen for this
article on “How Intellectuals Found God”
Poet Jean-Luc Pouliquen
for this video of Hugues
Aufray who both translates and sings Bob Dylan
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| Stuart Schear and cousins present tallis to Polish museum |
Bassist Larry Schwartzman for this clip of Little Milton singing “I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water”
Photographer Janet Sternburg
on following her creative instincts in this
amazing article
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| Evie Riski, 100-year-old diarist |
The Washington Post for this
article on a
100-year-old woman who has written in her journal for 90 years
Poet Estha Weiner for her
poem, “The
discarded Christmas trees” in Plume, and on reading in Poets House
29th Annual Exhibition Opening
Poet and memoirist Sarah
Bracey White on her Fine Art
Connoisseur interview about the Winslow Homer (1826-1910) painting,
“The Cotton Pickers” (1876); her WritersRead piece, “My Sister Sandra is a 10”;
and participating on
this book panel
The blog Writers Beware
for listing scam literary
agencies and vanity presses
Faulkner in Hollywood
The Carl Rollyson talk sent me googling
more on Faulkner the scriptwriter, and I found this article, “William
Faulkner’s Hollywood Odyssey,” by John Meroney, which featured this anecdote:
Until next time,
Ann
