I am incensed by a news article in the Boston Globe today, “Pope to deliver apology to Ireland.” I have seldom seen such a cynical acceptance of the public relations dictum “perception is all.” The article seems to agree that the problem is the Catholic Church’s “image,” and not the worldwide criminal conspiracy recently brought […]
This fine essay is reposted from wood s lot. I believe it gets to the root of our condition, i.e. it’s a truly radical analysis of not only our economic, but also our social and spiritual devastation. HOW WALL STREET TRANSFORMED WORK IN AMERICA by Etay Zwick …Pick up the New York Times today, and […]
I first became aware of painter David Sholl’s work on the cover of his sister Betsy Sholl’s poetry collection, The Red Line. Recently I had the chance to see his works in his studio at Brickbottom Artists. As in the painting above, Sholl is a master of texture and light, freshening our vision as the […]
I came across this poem (though I don’t recall where or when) and just wanted to post it here. Ann Hutt Browning’s book of poems, Deep Landscape Turning, was published in August, 2009, by the Ibbetson Street Press. AN ORDINARY LIFE When she awoke in the morning She threw back her all cotton sheet, Cotton […]
The inaugural issue of SOLSTICE is up, and it is a treasure-trove. Work by Mike Steinberg, Tanya Whiton, Roland Merullo, Pablo Medina, Kathleen Aguero, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Kurt Brown, Dzvinia Orlowsky, Anne Marie Oomen and others, including yours truly. This is the journal to watch: eclectic and adventurous, fearless and joyful, this is a gathering […]
RICHARD HOFFMAN 
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