Tag Archives: John Ashbery

All our Perverse Pleasures

This being Giorgio de Chirico’s birthday, I’m adding this link to his contemporary epitome Trevor Winkfield. It’s an entertaining interview, and includes several images of Winkfield’s unique vision. Both de Chirico and Trevor Winkfield were favourites of John Ashbery. Anyway, … Continue reading

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John Ashbery 1927-2017

Here he is reading for Grey Suit. To find him reading Soonest Mended and other poems, please scroll to 47:31 on Issue 3 Here is my obituary note in the Fortnightly Review. Here is a link to an interview with … Continue reading

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The Prose Poem – What the hell is it?

My article on the Prose Poem is now published by the Fortnightly Review.  Here is the link: The Prose Poem – What the Hell is it? Also click this link for a review of Ian Seed. And click on Simon … Continue reading

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