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On Dec. 1, the NYTimes carried an article about young writers and scholars in NY who have created their own means of distributing their creative and intellectual work. Thanks to Dick for spotting this. I misread the headline as “Literary Clubs,” and in a nanosecond decided to skip that on…
Read More »“Pigeons” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Another twist on the Kerouac thing. Read about this designer, Gary Joseph Cieradkowski, and what he writes about Kerouac and baseball.
Read More »This version is small, but you get the picture for the new issue of The New Yorker, Dec. 5, whose cover illustration titled “Black Friday” by Daniel Clowes depicts an an average-looking man entering a shop selling books and literary paraphernalia, including in the lower left section a row of four…
Read More »This essay was first heard as a radio essay on the “Sunrise” program of WUML, 92.5 FM, at UMass Lowell. Executive producer Chris Dunlap assembled writers in the area for the daily essay feature, a popular component of the morning public affairs show. I’ve shared this essay with rh.com readers for the…
Read More »“Pears for Tea” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »I’ve been posting a haiku daily on Facebook as a poetry experiment. It’s always good to go where the readers are. The feedback has been good. This series of haiku is loosely arranged around my observations and experiences at the South Common, across the street from my home. Following are…
Read More »At nytimes.com, economist Robert Reich looks to 2012 and beyond in a longer than usual essay.
Read More »The Daily Mail in the UK and many other media outlets worldwide are reporting on the publication of what is considered Jack Kerouac’s first novel, “The Sea Is My Brother,” written when he was about 20 years old. The book is being published first in the UK by Penguin, and Harper reportedly…
Read More »It was quiet on the Common at 7 a.m. when I made the circuit with our Boston Terrier, Ringo. How cold was it? Not very. Enough for a seasonal edge. The leaf-trees are empty. On the ground all the color has drained from the leaves, which from a distance resemble light…
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