April 22, 2025, Filed Under: AuthorsMark Sainsbury on W. S. Merwin An Interview with Mark Sainsbury by STEPHEN ENNISS W. S. Merwin (1927–2019) was one of the leading American poets of his generation, a poet who in verse and in his manner of living engaged in a life-long reflection on our relationship to the natural world. During a highly productive career,… read more
December 10, 2024, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsFreedom to Write, Freedom to Read: The Story of PEN by MARION WYNNE-DAVIES Defending freedom of expression is a crucial issue for writers worldwide. Authors have united to fight for the freedom to write and defend readers’ rights. The most influential of these groups is PEN (originally P.E.N., an acronym for Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists), an international organization… read more
December 10, 2024, Filed Under: Authors“Into the Emptiness” by Frederick Seidel “Into the Emptiness” by FREDERICK SEIDEL Into the emptiness that weighs More than the universe Another universe begins Smaller than the last. Begins to smaller Than the last. Dimensions Do not yet exist. My friend, the darkness Into which the seed Of all eleven dimensions Is planted is small. Travel… read more
