Monthly Archives: August 2018

The Magnitsky Act; Behind the Scenes

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

Vimeo is the only way to watch The Magnitsky Act OK, SO YOU CLICKED ON THE LINK AND IT DID NOT WORK. I am enraged. I posted this link August 2018. Back then it worked, and one could watch the … Continue reading →

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We Live in a Nuthouse

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

  Brilliant piece in Hyperallergic.  Click here for this Studs Terkel/Zero Mostel interview posted by Karen Schiff.

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SHAME

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

  So how would you translate “Dommage”? The town is closed, remorselessly. Only the tourists arrive. Erroneously migrating birds Landing on a mirage, They go to roost among gargoyles Because the quays refuse To open up their mouldering lids For … Continue reading →

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SOUPIR ANCIÈN

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

  Lord, preserve the hem Above the knees. Below the thighs,   Their back view allows That each such structure easily Defeats wealth, undoes   The gaze. It doesn’t take Enormous eyes, Just an upright pair   Of knees de … Continue reading →

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Roeg Elements: innovation and risk

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

Nicolas Roeg, by Michael Clark, National Portrait Gallery   Very pleased that my new piece for Nicolas Roeg on his 90th Birthday is here – “Roeg Elements” Published by the Fortnightly Review. Celebrating younger poets – including Emma Hammond, Natacha … Continue reading →

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