No Car Commercials | G. S. Katz

                                      ___________________________________________ Those Reels   skip from Billy’s accordion skim the polished floorboards ’til they land up under your heels   then swell into a pulse that tips the scales of reticence holding you fast.   Into…

the child is paper-thin only the appearance of crisp what really matters is the message below the innocent picture, a message declaring the war is done, the face appearing young and yet somehow conveying inchoate malice. The post Poster Child | Tempest Brew appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online

Schmaltz Alert One whole loaf of bread, a baguette sliced lengthwise in half though of course they never say baguette in Vienna, they had other words in that slightly grimy dark bar where I first saw it displayed in a poorly lit glass case next to a plate of what I mistook for burnt chocolate…

Thank You for Your Service   I don’t know if I ever tol’ you this, but back in the day I went on a t-ball trip to Vietnam with the USO to entertain the troops.  I traveled with some Hollywood stars, comedians, other entertainers like Henry Kissinger.  Anyway, my group included Susan Sarandon, Jane Fonda,…

I’m sad to report the death of Robert Gottlieb, a brilliant editor (at Simon & Schuster, Knopf, and The New Yorker) with amazingly eclectic tastes and profound knowledge. His books on song lyrics and ballet are must-haves for anyone interested in the dance, jazz standards, show tunes et al. I was lucky enough to have…

Scene from “Necesito” by Dominique Bagouet, Ensemble chorégraphique du Conservatoire National Supérieur de la Musique et de la Danse de Paris,  Photo © Laurent Philippe   I saw Dominique Bagouet’s Necesito, pièce pour Grenade twice this year, in the space of 30 days: in May at the Palais de Chaillot and, in April, at the…