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April 1, 2013
The Quotable Greek: Wide-Hipped, Sarcastic Greek Girl
“This worked out perfectly for me in college, because what nineteen-year-old Virginia boy doesn’t want a wide-hipped, sarcastic Greek girl with short hair that’s permed on top? What’s that you say? None of them want that? You are correct.” ~ Tina Fey in Bossypants Filed under: Greekish Tagged: Greek American, Tina Fey
March 28, 2013
Clip: A Time to Build
In case you missed it, the art I curated for Burnside’s latest “A Time to…” series posted last week. This one’s on “A Time to Build.” It shows a photograph of the two beams of light that serve as a reminder of the Twin Towers. I began working in Manhattan a month after 9/11. I [...]
March 26, 2013
Gregory Corso’s Friends and Fans Give Him a Birthday Tribute
Michael Limnios is doing impressive work interviewing poets, scholars, and friends of the Beat writers over on Blues GR. For Gregory Corso’s birthday today, he’s compiled stories about the poet from those who had the pleasure of knowing him over the years and those who have read and been influenced by his work. The tribute [...]
Happy 83rd Birthday, Gregory Corso!
One of my very favorite poets was born on this day in 1930. That’s right: Gregory Corso. He was quite a few years younger than his friends—William S. Burroughs was born in 1914, Jack Kerouac in 1922, Allen Ginsberg in 1926—but was one of the first published. Kerouac had published The Town and the City [...]
March 25, 2013
The Quotable Greek: Learn to Sail in High Winds
“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.” ~Aristotle Onassis Filed under: Greekish Tagged: Aristotle Onassis, freedom, perseverance, The Quotable Greek
March 20, 2013
Vote for Your Favorite Greeks!: GABBY Voting
You, yes YOU, have the power to select the winners of the 2013 GABBY Awards. What’s that? You’ve never heard of the GABBYs? Where have you been, my friend? The GABBY Awards celebrates Greek America’s best and brightest: The Gabby Awards were created to celebrate those Greek North Americans who strive to be the very [...]
March 19, 2013
Clip: A Time to Tear Down
In case you missed it, the art I curated for Burnside’s latest “A Time to…” series posted last week. This one’s on “A Time to Tear Down.” It involves Legos. Filed under: Clips, Faith, Visual Art Tagged: Burnside Writers Collective, clip, faith, Legos, season, time
March 18, 2013
The Quotable Greek: A Person Needs a Little Madness
“A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.” ~Nikos Kazantzakis Filed under: Greekish Tagged: freedom, Nikos Kazantzakis, The Quotable Greek
March 15, 2013
What a Garifuna-Breton Party Has to Do with Jack Kerouac
photo via ELA After a short hiatus for renovations and new partnership, Bowery Poetry is back—dropping “Club” from its title—and they’re hosting a Garifuna-Breton party! I’ve posted before about endangered languages—both of which these are—but why I specifically want to mention this party is because Jack Kerouac claimed to have descended from a Breton nobleman. [...]
March 14, 2013
Review: Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
I caught the documentary Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) at Anthology Film Archives this past weekend. Lawrence Ferlinghetti is one of my favorite poets, for his use of language and whimsy. I’ve long appreciate his commitment to freedom of speech, and this documentary made me more aware of how he used his position as [...]
