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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Boston Theatre: Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy
On October 25th, I attended the New England premiere of The Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy, by Aditi Brennan Kapil, staged by Company One at the BCA Plaza Theatres. My review has been posted on My Entertainment World. Check it out, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theatre
Tagged Aditi Brennan Kapil, Company One, Displaced Hindu Gods
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Tuesday Poetry: Centennial of Dylan Thomas’s Birth
That video should be enough to pique your interest in Dylan Thomas. Born 100 years ago yesterday, Thomas rocked the poetry world with his mellifluous voice and furious words, raising as many eyebrows as he did cheers. William Grimes wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Do Not Go Gentle, Dylan Thomas, Michael Sheen, Under the Milkwood, William Grimes
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Just Attended: Boston Bookfest 2014
Alas and alack: I couldn’t attend more than one event at this year’s Boston Book Festival. I was attending the press marathon performance of the three plays that comprise Company One’s Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy (review posted at My Theatre … Continue reading
By the Book: New York Times Book Review Interviews
This tome came into the bookstore I work at, yesterday: I bought it immediately. I read the New York Times Sunday Book Review every week, and one of the funnest parts is the By the Book interview of various literary … Continue reading
Just Found Out: National Reading Group Month
Who knew? It’s National Reading Group Month! I highly endorse joining a book club. They come in all shapes, sizes, and levels of association. Despite some common misconceptions, these meetings aren’t a chore, or a chance to show off your … Continue reading
Literary Tid-Bits: Map of the USA and fun with the word “Czar”
These two links were bouncing around the internet last week, and are fun to revisit: Brooklyn Magazine published the Literary Map of the United States. Take a look and see how well you think each state is matched with a … Continue reading
Tuesday Poetry: W.B. Yeats, “Adam’s Curse”
Welcome to Tuesday Poetry. Last night, I got to hear former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky recite W.B. Yeats’ poem “Adam’s Curse” at the Wilbur Theatre, during the Slate Culture Gabfest’s Boston Live Show. An audio recording of Pinsky reciting the … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Literature, Poetry
Tagged Adam's Curse, Robert Pinsky, Slate Culture Gabfest, W.B. Yeats
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Boston Theatre: Knock! The Daniil Kharms Project
imaginary beasts, part of the Emerging Theatre Company program at the Boston Center for the Arts, is putting on a wild new show titled Knock! The Daniil Kharms Project. Translated by Irina Yakubovskaya, directed by Matthew Woods, with dramaturgy by … Continue reading
Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 Patrick Modiano
The wait is over. No, Philip Roth didn’t win it (a shame), and Murakami didn’t win it (thank Jesus); the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature goes to the Frenchman Patrick Modiano. Here is some of the coverage: … Continue reading
