Among the rookie recruits monitoring New York’s pools, at least four were born in the Eisenhower administration. But they all passed the notorious lifeguard test, and the city needs them.
In two new collections published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, ancient myths, fables, and texts are transformed, revised, and dreamed of. Edward Carson’s movingparts is focused on the literary points of departure. Prompted by images from ancient myth and contemporary literary discourse, he moves swiftly into explorations of the ever-renewing novelty of language. The opening poem
In two new collections published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, ancient myths, fables, and texts are transformed, revised, and dreamed of. Edward Carson’s movingparts is focused on the literary points of departure. Prompted by images from ancient myth and contemporary literary discourse, he moves swiftly into explorations of the ever-renewing novelty of language. The opening poem
Classical gas Works by Cy Twombly at the Getty Center by Bondo Wyszpolski It would be fair to ask me, Why did you persist in reading through the entire…