Book Talk/Signing with James McGrath Morris
Had a lovely time visiting Jamie Morris’ book talk and signing last week at One More Page Books in Arlington, Virginia. He told some great stories that kept the audience […]
New Editorial on Dos Passos by Prof. Aaron Shaheen
Dos Who? When one thinks of the American modernist pantheon—and who doesn’t at least three times daily?—I suspect the usual names rise to the fore: Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. […]
New Poem – People’s Climate March
People’s Climate March: April 2017, Washington, DC We rose early and took to the street, mustering between the Capitol and the White House, free people in solidarity with science; […]
Dos Passos-Savvy
I’ve been working so hard on the Dos Passos legacy lately, I wrote a poem about it: Dos Passos-savvy When I was a boy I knew books; they showed […]
The Wisdom of Jim Gordon
That moment when you see current politics unfolding like Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. The mob/GOP unleashes the Joker/Trump and then recoils at the madness that ensues. Jim Gordon admonishes, […]
Earth Day
I found this quote quite recently in the John Dos Passos oeuvre. Given the salience of environmental matters today and always, I’m delighted to share it. It’s certainly appropriate for […]
“Wilderness,” Carl Sandburg
Another presentation for National Poetry Month–the poem “Wilderness” by Carl Sandburg. Here is the first stanza: THERE is a wolf in me … fangs pointed for tearing gashes … a […]
Conan the Barbarian: A New Film Score Essay
During my long term of unemployment, I put lots time into analyzing the music of Conan the Barbarian (1982)–among other fine film scores–and developing a lyrical description of it. Years […]
Coming Soon: An Appreciation of the Music of Conan the Barbarian
Coming soon, my essay on Basil Poledouris’ score to Conan the Barbarian (1982). Some might consider it a silly movie, but I spend 2 years studying orchestral music while I […]
National Poetry Month
It’s spring, the birds are chirping, the trees are blossoming, and I’m reading a biography of Carl Sandburg. Poetry is on my mind. Let’s celebrate National Poetry Month! Most of […]
