Book People: James Laughlin and New Directions
by Geo Ong James Laughlin had aspirations to be a great poet. A friend of his, a man by the name of Ezra Pound, told him as only a friend (or a critic) could: ‘You’re never going to be any good as a...
View ArticleWriters by Magnum Photos
by Geo Ong The other night I was scouring the shelves of East Village Books and found a thin collection of portraits called Writers. The book’s back cover synopsis sums it up perfectly: Writers at...
View ArticleThe Urchin Travel Wish List
‘Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark’ Don’t mind if I do! As long as you don’t go by Shakespeare’s depiction of Denmark, the Scandinavian country is...
View ArticleA Personal Reading Year in Review
By Geo Ong I like to read. I’m one of those people who keep track of what they’ve read, what they’re reading, and what they want to read. 2011 was a wonderful reading year for me personally, filled...
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