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Charles Simic

August 22, 2018

Charles Simic moved to America at the age of 15. One of his earliest memories is the German bombing of Belgrade, followed by memories of hunger, selling gunpowder to buy toys and displacement as his family left Yugoslavia for a new land. He got his first glimpse of naked flesh in Paris and then moved to New York where he lived the bohemian life until he was drafted into the Army. A born observer, he took note of all…

Book Reviews Poetry

June 5, 2018

Poets

THE BAD THING S.A. Griffin Phony Lid Press Poetry In Griffin's THE BAD THING, one of Unborn Again's poetic realities, MacArthur Park's Lim's Oriental Restaurant becomes as haunting as a scene written by Charles Willeford. Willeford, who has been called "The Pope of Psychopulp," in the liner notes to THE DIFFERENCE, is comparable to Griffin with one distinct difference: Griffin's uplifting sliver of humanity, as evoked in the works final piece, "There Is A River," which he finds present…

POETS ON THE HALF SHELL

April 16, 2018

Poets

Poets on the Half Shell celebrates poetry as necessary part of life, like death, taxes and laughter. You can have poetry on the half shell at a dive bar, a fancy bar, your backyard, at the beach, in the mountains...basically anywhere you go. Readings are hosted by Carlye Archibeque and Richard Modiano and take place roughly the third Sunday of every month. Location, Location, Location: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90292 SCHEDULE of UPCOMING…

THE LOS ANGELES POETRY FESTIVAL

February 9, 2018

Poets

LIVE READINGS THE THREE DAVIDS: David Dominguez, David Olivera and David St. John Hosted by Catherine Sandstrom Smith Skylight Books, Silverlake October 12, 2001 This second night of poetry organized for the week long Los Angeles Poetry Festival was a joy to behold. Hosted by poet Catherine Sandstrom Smith at Skylight Books in Silverlake, not only was the poetry first rate, but the venue was beautiful and poet friendly, and, most importantly and amazingly, it was also packed to…

Non-Fiction THE NEW MILITARY HUMANISM: Lessons from Kosovo Naom Chomsky Common Courage Press

March 30, 2011

Poets

THE NEW MILITARY HUMANISM is a carefully wrought study by an important scholar with a lifelong commitment to individual liberty, rational thought, free speech, and critical habits of mind, scarce commodities in this era of interlocking media empires and totalistic propaganda systems. Readers of the Independent Reviews Site will not soon find another review of this important book elsewhere, certainly not in the mainstream US media. A leading American intellectual, Noam Chomsky wrote this book for those of us…