Dante show at Hammerstein Ballroom
Roberto Begnini’s “Tutto Dante†ranges from Italian political satire to dissection of the poet’s verses, capped by a dramatic recitation.
Roberto Begnini’s “Tutto Dante†ranges from Italian political satire to dissection of the poet’s verses, capped by a dramatic recitation.
Below writer and professor Carrie Spell offers an appreciation of her former writing instructor Mary Robison’s latest novel, One D.O.A. One on the Way, in the context of the author’s larger body of work. In their memoir Double Down, Frederick and Steven Barthelme describe a trip to a Mississippi Gulf Coast casino with their colleague, story writer and novelist . . .
“Just start talking, as Mark Twain did”: from Barry Hannah’s (handwritten) writing tips, scanned at HTML Giant. (Via; via.)
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