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| Photo found by Linda Simone |
Kattywompus Poets read
I'll be reading with Susana Case, Robin Messing, and Margo Taft Stever this Friday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hudson Valley Writers Center in Sleepy Hollow. We'll be joined by fellow Kattywompus poet Cornelius Eady and his band, Rough Magic. Come for a fun evening of poetry and music (admission $10). You can catch this same lineup, with Leah Umansky and Kattywompus Press publisher Sammy Greenspan, at the Cornelia Street Cafe on Monday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m.
Rabbit Ears launch
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| Debuts December 1 |
One Hundred Years of Marriage
Louise Farmer Smith’s One Hundred Years of Marriage (Upper Hand Press, 2014) is an extraordinary novel, and as poet Terry Dugan says, “It’s the perfect book club book”; also for academic courses on American women or our literature. While noting great books, be sure to get Kevin Pilkington’s latest Where You Want to Be (Black Lawrence Press, 2015), and a charming collaboration between poets Eric Greinke and Glenna Luschei, Zen Duende (Presa Press, 2015). Happy holiday gifting and reading!
Peanuts are back!Congratulations to Anthony Nisi, Blue Sky Studio production manager, on the new Peanuts Movie. It has an important message about values and highlights all the great characters and lines we've always loved—"Good grief!", "Curse you, Red Baron!" and "You blockhead!" My favorite: seeing all those Peanut dance moves again, which I could probably perform from memory. The Peanuts Movie also utilizes innovative 3D animation. Be sure to take the little Peanuts in your lives to this fun family movie!
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| "Yellow Lit" by Diane Green |
Diane Green at Madelyn Jordan
You are invited to a champagne brunch at the Madelyn Jordan Gallery this Sunday, November 22, 12 noon – 2 p.m. Art Historian Beth Gersh-Nesicwill host a Q&A with artist Diane Green on her work in the exhibitionThe Space Between. RSVP info@madelynjordonfineart.com
Poetry readings / conversation / music
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| Kevin Young |
Thursday, November 19, 7 p.m. - Nick Flynn and Gregory Pardlo, Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, 113 West 60th Street, 12th Floor
Thursday, November 19, 7 p.m. - Kevin Young and Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Public Library at 42nd and Fifth, register
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| Rosamond King |
Sunday, November 22, 1:30 p.m - Susana Case, Sally Blumis-Dunn, Jennifer Franklin, and Margo Taft Stever, JCC on the Hudson
Friday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. - Rosamond King, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 681
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| Golda Solomon |
Monday, December 14, 6 p.m. - Susana Case, Ann Cefola, Robin Messing, Margo Taft Stever, and Cornelius Eady and Rough Magic,Cornelia Street Cafe
Saturday, November 28, 8 p.m. - Jay Shulman, cellist with Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, Doctorow Center, Hunter, NY; tickets
Moosewood Pumpkin Pie
In time for Thanksgiving! From Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook(Ten Speed Press, 2014), this recipes depends upon fresh pumpkin for its wildly satisfying flavor. Remove seeds and stem from a sugar pumpkin, then cut into chunks. Boil or steam until a knife glides easily through pumpkin. Drain, remove and discard skin from each chunk, and puree with handheld blender. Makes two and sometimes three pies, depending on size of pumpkin.
3 cups pumpkin puree¾ cup honey
2 Tbsp molasses
¼ tsp ground cloves
3 tsp cinnamon
1 ½ tsp ginger
1 tsp salt
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 12-oz can evaporated milk (or 1 cup scalded fresh milk, or nut milk for a dairy free option)
frozen or homemade pastry pie shell
Combine ingredients in order given in a very large bowl. Pour into two pie shells and bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees, then 40 minutes at 350 degrees, or until center ceases to wobble when gently shaken. Or omit pie shell for a delicious pumpkin pudding. Bake filling in buttered baking dish and serve with vanilla ice cream or heavy cream.
’Round the Net
Congratulations and/or thanks to the following for news and links:
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| Actors Jane Bradley and Chris Coffey read Terry Dugan's poetry |
Memoirist Sarah Bracey White on receiving recognition as one of the YWCA's "Mover and Shaker" this year
Guitarist Michael Cefola on great musical discoveries, Vintage Trouble and guitarist Neil Zaza
Guitarist Michael Cefola on great musical discoveries, Vintage Trouble and guitarist Neil Zaza
Artist Lidia Chiarelli, via poet Neal Whitman, for this video of an exhibit based on Ferlinghetti's “Chagall's Magic Lantern” poem
Poet Terry Duganon having her work read by actors Jane Bradley and Chris Coffey at Bellevue Literary Review's poetry event last month
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| Self Portrait, Paula Moderson-Becker |
Art Historian Beth Gersh-Nesic for this exhibit of work by Paula Moderson-Becker(1876-1907) and for Beth’s wonderful PostModern Mom blog
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| Gail and Frank Zappa |
Translator Cindy Schuster on recommending this Paris Review interview with poet/translator Peter Cole
Publisher James Sherry on Roof Books' new Parsival by Steve McCaffery and we plié by Patrick R. Phillips
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| Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and Linda Simone |
Poet Linda Simoneon meeting US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, and for this article on grammar distorting history
Actor Dagmar Stansova for sharing this rare film clip of her in an early acting class with Angelina Jolie
Publisher Ann Starr for this great review of Cuban-born Dominican artist Quisqueya Henriquez
We close with love and prayers for dear friends in France, especially poet Hélène Sanguinetti and our mutual friend Claire Barre. There’s no explaining such tragedy, but this father made a good attempt helping his son understand. Wishing us all candles and flowers, and deep gratitude this Thanksgiving for those we love and the life we cherish.
Until next time,