“After the Movie”
The movie making upended us both more than we expected. Like moving studio or household to a new place…many old corners get excavated. It’s supposed to be cleansing – a chance to toss out detritus – and it is until … Read More
What is “The Friends of Basil King”?
Poet Kimberly Lyons initiated this idea—and the whole is now a project of Kim’s small press, Lunar Chandelier. Here’s the official announcement: Lunar Chandelier Press is proud to present Basil’s Arc on September 22, 2012, in New York City – … Read More
“Basil King: Mirage” – a film
The Friends of Basil King are launching a fundraising drive to complete this film and present “Basil’s Arc” The Paintings and Poetics of Basil King” September 22, 2012 in New York City. Here’s the one-minute trailer: TO DONATE BY CREDIT … Read More
Filming Basil King: MIRAGE
The film in progress has been commissioned by The Friends of Basil King – for an event celebrating Basil’s Arc: the Paintings and Poetics of Basil King – and more. Well, a film is a mirage; we know that. The … Read More
Friends of Basil King and Mirage: Basil King
Kim Lyons has organized a small group of poets as “Friends of Basil King” to do something to focus some attention on King’s extraordinary output of visual art. They in turn have gathered some 20 others willing to serve as … Read More
Long ago: Lower East Side 1967 and Western Michigan 1971
Two web publications in one month from what may someday be my memoir book … long in progress. Memoir is a tricky calling at best.All memory is fiction, remade in the moment of the cognitive process, and much fiction the … Read More
Thanksgiving – Thank you OWS
Was it only this past summer that Andrei Codrescu was wondering where on earth are the people who object? Why isn’t anyone out on street, carrying a sign, why isn’t anyone saying anything? It’s about three months since then. That’s … Read More