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
March 20, 2025, Filed Under: Art, Authors, ConservationNancy Cunard in the Studio by DR. TRACY BONFITTO, CURATOR OF ART In the Studio Is it March, spring, winter, autumn, twilight, noon Told in this distant sound of cuckoo clocks? Sunday it is—five lilies in swoon Decay against your wall, aggressive flocks Of alley-starlings aggravate a mood. The rain drops pensively. ‘If one could… 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
