The bitter fool
by David Yezzi
On the place for satire in contemporary poetry.
Features
Singing ceremonies
by Robert Conquest
On Nefertiti in the Flak Tower by Clive James.
The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue
by Denis Donoghue
On two ways to read poetry.
Henry James by the Pacific
by William Logan
Donald Justice interprets Henry James’s time on the West Coast.
The too-brief career of Countee Cullen
by Michael Anderson
One of the Harlem Renaissance’s most important poet’s meteoric rise to fame was followed by a long an series of disappointments.
How beautiful upon the mountains
by David Mason
Unravelling the mysteries of war poet Anthony Hecht through his letters.
Poems
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Theater
Verfremdungseffekt
by Kevin D. Williamson
On Ann, Jackie, and Clive.
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Art
Pre-Raphaelites in Washington
by Karen Wilkin
On “Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848–1900” at the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Exhibition note
by Mario Naves
On “Piero della Francesca in America” at The Frick Collection, New York.
Exhibition note
by Christie Davies
On “Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901” at The Courtauld Gallery, London.
Gallery chronicle
by James Panero
On “Thornton Willis: Steps” at Elizabeth Harris Gallery, “Painted on 21st Street: Helen Frankenthaler from 1950 to 1959” at Gagosian Gallery, “Sanford Wurmfeld: Color Visions 1966–2013” at the Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, “Judith Braun: May I Draw” at Joe Sheftel Gallery, “Paul D’Agostino: Twilit Ensembles” at Pocket Utopia, and “Joe Zucker: Empire Descending a Staircase” at Mary Boone Gallery.
Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
Coverage of the Brentano String Quartet, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Parsifal at the Met, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and more.
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The media
Oh, the irony!
by James Bowman
Bob Woodward backtracks on his criticism of the White House and the Obama administration jokes with the compliant media.
Books
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Notebook
Deciphering a cigarette with Joseph Frank
by Gary Saul Morson
A look at the legacy of literary scholar and Dostoevsky biographer Joseph Frank (1918–2013).
Notes & Comments
Free speech in Britain
by The Editors
The British government announced that it will begin regulating the country’s press.
A warning from Cyprus
by The Editors
Cyprus considers a tax on bank deposits to support the government.
A farewell to Pope Benedict XVI
by The Editors
A look back on the papacy of Benedict XVI.