I met Paul Rogov in late 2012, the same night I officially became poetry editor of Cultural Weekly – at a holiday party at Canter’s Deli, in Los Angeles. Paul walked up to my table, just outside the Kibitz Room, and introduced himself. He mesmerized everyone at the table with his brilliance. An hour later, …
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As the poet tells her story: “For years I raced from a tennis court at 7AM to a legal court appearance in NY or NJ or to my law office in Brooklyn. The most poetic writing I encountered was not mine but that of an adversary who wrote, ‘The plaintiff’s argument holds no fruit’. Happily, …
Participation points puncture my soul as if it’s trying to get something out of it Notecards and name sticks hold knives up to my throat telling me to speak when I obviously can’t Head down, avoid eye contact, and pray for the best that your name is not the one that escapes their lips I …
[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] The old cliche goes, “there are many fish in the sea”—when you find your fish (or in this case, vegetable) and you’re sure that they’re the “one”—you’d better stick to your guns! Be sure to participate in …
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[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] Melvin Butters was hit by a tree in the third grade just walking home from school. He lived right down the block from our new house on top of the hill. He broke his skinny little grey arm …
This week’s SoCal dance events include a dance/circus troupe in a Santa Monica stage kitchen, Merce Cunningham alum Jonah Bokaer in Westwood, new choreography in Long Beach, flamenco in East Hollywood, Savion Glover in Irvine, a South African hip hop fashion exhibit, and a hip hop duo downtown. [alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we …
The United States is now 319 million people in an abusive relationship with a president. Anyone who has been in an abusive relationship knows the signs. The abuser is always right, the abused is always wrong. The abuser has a bottomless need for obeisance from the abused. No amount of power, no amount of fawning …
As social actions around the world demonstrate, the people listen, the streets listen. A vast, strong community seeks a world of greater compassion and justice. Politicians listen too, when there are enough people in real and virtual streets. Cultural Weekly’s Nation Watch highlights topics you may wish to take action on. We also wish to alert you …
We’ve been working away producing a dozen new short videos about astonishing women. We have big plans for 2017 and in fact we’ve got some pretty exciting events unfolding in the coming weeks. Today we’re posting the first of this series with our lead editor Farrel Levy telling us about Sister Mary Corita Kent—an inspired …
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