Think Small
Today my friend Lucy, an ICU nurse in Idaho, sent me a text expressing her gratitude for the solace she received from a very short chapter in my book, Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine.
Category: Correspondence
Note to a Friend on Back of Ginsberg’s 1977 poem, Grim Skeleton
Beginning 23rd year proffing this past week Turned 59, Ginsberg 51 when he “Grim Skeleton” sounded off Ah, what to do with disasters near and far, Dave Chappelle should be prez, Laughter good for soul,…
Note to a Friend alongside Copy of Ginsberg’s 1973 Poem “Yes and It’s Hopeless”
And so, if it’s (still) hopeless, 2019, all the more reason to cultivate garden, play with Dominic, work on yr Italian pronunciation, sing aloud Carole King songs, have CTSA reunions, host STN skull sessions, seek…
From Ellen Rehg on Facebook
I’ve had a year like no other. So much happened, but what stands out is all the love. I can’t be grateful enough for family and friends who did so much for me. My Mom…
Received in Today’s Mail
1 paperback, Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millennium 1 check from S, for Improv Wisdom class tuition 1 graduation ticket for T’s May commencement ceremony, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 1 hand-written…
Like Staying up All Night with Your Best Friend
Allen Ginsberg, Allen Verbatim: Lectures on Poetry, Politics, Consciousness, edited by Gordon Ball There are many influences that went into my creating Dear Layla Welcome to Palestine, and Allen Ginsberg was a major one. Here…
The Future Belongs to South America
Jessie Sandova, From the Monastery to the World: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal (Counterpoint Press, 2017) I had initial high hopes for reading the correspondence of Thomas Merton and Ernesto Cardenal. I started…
A Late Night Raid on Victor Terras’s A Karamazov Companion: Commentary on the Genesis, Language, and Style of Dostoevsky’s Novel/1
for Cami “I love Russia, Aliosha, I love the Russian God, though I am a scoundrel myself.” –Dmitry Karamazov So, maybe you’ve already taken the plunge back in Wisconsin, and are now immersed in “A Nice…