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Beckett Busted
Brief Encounter
By: - Feb 01st, 2015The stoic face of silent film star Buster Keaton, then retired in Florida, remained unmoved when Samuel Beckett came calling.
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American Sniper
Etymology of Killing from Afar
By: - Jan 30th, 2015What's in a word? Sniper such a loaded term. Depending which side you are on. Kill or be killed. But from a distance. Not a fair fight. As if there are rules for war. Uncanny definition for such controversy. Naming is knowing.
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Museums Bet on Super Bowl XLIX
Seattle Art Museum vs. Clark Art Institute
By: - Jan 29th, 2015Against all odds two major museums are placing high stakes bets on the outcome of the pending Super Bowl XLIX. Reflecting the Seahawks vs. The Patriots it seems that the Seattle Art Museum and Clark Art Institute are wagering on the outcome. The winner of the West Coast or New England team will win an all expenses included, three month loan of a major work of art. If the Patriots win "Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast" from 1870 by Albert Bierstadt will be shipped to the Clark. Should Seattle win Winslow Homer’s masterpiece, "West Point, Prout's Neck" will be headed West. It's a win win for both football fans and art lovers.
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The Complete Elevator Poems
First Annual Berkshire Fine Arts Poetry Contest
By: - Jan 27th, 2015My feisty pal Jonas Dovydenas in an exchange of emails declared a fatwa against writing poems about elevators. That launched a tsunami of literary invention,. Even Jonas relented and joined in the fun. From December 16 through January 26 some 32 poems were posted by 25 poets. Now we ask you the readers to vote for the winners of this lively contest. This will result in a Readers Prize. The contest will also be juried for an Official Prize by Professor Mark Miller and his students at MCLA. Let the games begin.
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Snow Day
Alleged Historic Blizzard a Bust
By: - Jan 27th, 2015New York, Boston and other cities were shut down with snow emergencies declared by high alert governors and mayors. Anticipations of a record breaking blizzard were downgraded to a moderate to light dusting. It was a good day to hunker down and catch up on projects and home work. No big deal.
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A Tart Elevator Poem
Ban Muzak
By: - Jan 26th, 2015The photographer and artist Matuschka wades in on life's ups and downs.
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Elevator
The Wire Cage
By: - Jan 26th, 2015The artist Sarah Sutro evokes the ancient and venerable ambiance of a Parisian studio.
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East Boston Blizzards
Old Chairs Mark the Spots
By: - Jan 26th, 2015Parking in Boston neighborhoods is always tough. During winter blizzards it escalates from brutal to deadly. Think twice before you move someone's chair. Even in summer with no snow in site.
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Elevators and the Old Elbtunnel at Hamburg Harbor
Poems in English and German
By: - Jan 26th, 2015European paternosters are one thing. The elevators of the Old Elbtunnel in Hamburg are quite another! They are still the principal contraptions that transport cars, bicycles and pedestrians after 100 years in action up and down on the St. Pauli side. Then, through the tunnels below the Elbe River all passengers reappear on one or the other side at the Port of Hamburg.
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Sunshine Dimmed
Remembering Rock Critic Dennis Metrano
By: - Jan 24th, 2015In a colorful era rotund, red headed bartender to the stars Dennis Metrano was larger than life. Always smiling and upbeat he wrote with passion and insight about rock. We shared zesty memories and the madcap humor of la vida loca.
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Charles Spencer Looks at King Killers
By: - Jan 22nd, 2015Charles Spencer was feted by Christie’s in New York on publication day and took to the podium like the Today show correspondent he was for almost a decade. He is as good a storyteller live as he is in print. Tracking down regicides is a thriller in Spencer's pen.
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Elevator Options
Stairway to Heaven
By: - Jan 17th, 2015Faced with an elevator to heaven or hell the poet explores other options.
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All Dolled Up
Beautician Got Busted
By: - Jan 14th, 2015Today beauty parlors are unisex. The first time I freaked and Aldo the beautician got busted as a result of my visit. That never happens in barber shops other than the occasional mafioso getting whacked.
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Elevator Flirt
Beauty and the Beasts
By: - Jan 10th, 2015Here is an elevator poem from Bruce Garlow. H is a retired town administrator (Richmond, MA), onetime weekly newspaper columnist (formerly with the old Berkshire Courier, the Berkshire Record and now defunct Berkshire Beacon), and editor of the just published book "Becket, Massachusetts: From Colonial Township to Modern Town, 1765-2015."
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Elevator Adventure
Hop On
By: - Jan 09th, 2015All in the family. Here is an Elevator poem from Pippy Giuliano of Annisquam, Mass.
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Up and Down
That's life
By: - Jan 09th, 2015The art historian Carl Chiarenza has a few lines on elevators as a metaphor for life.
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Elevator Shoes
A Matter of Inches
By: - Jan 09th, 2015Thinking of elevators what about elevator shoes? My friend Hoey led a short life.
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Rules of the Elevator
Discipline for Girls
By: - Jan 09th, 2015Berkshire theatre critic Gail Burns recalls strict rules for the use of elevators in her school for girls. Only under special circumstances could she take a ride down.
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An Elevator Full of Crows
Cyrano Knows Noses
By: - Jan 09th, 2015Up the river in the heart of darkness seeking the higher elevations. A scattering murder of crows.
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Dante on the Elevator
Between Heaven and Hell
By: - Jan 09th, 2015Updating the Divine Comedy from Dante's circles to a post modern elevator. Hell as other people.
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The Elevator Not Taken
A Contrarian Poem
By: - Jan 08th, 2015Back in December during an e mail exchange Jonas pronounced that elevators are not an appropriate subject for poetry. I mentioned this in an e mail blast posting one that attempted to include life's ups and downs both mechanical and spiritual. After much coaxing here is one from Jonas. He states "herewith is my attempt to write a poem on the subject of elevators. As you can see, it seems I can’t get beyond the first line. Congratulations to those who could and did."
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Correggio in Parma
Let There Be Light
By: - Jan 06th, 2015If you plan to visit Italian churches bring along a strong flashlight. Often you have to pay to see the masterpieces. Then for just three minutes. That was the case in Parma on a mandate to see the dome by Correggio.
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First Ride
A Rappel Down the Memory Chain
By: - Jan 05th, 2015The Haitian born J.M. Robert Henriquez recalls his first ride as a child growing up in Port-au-Prince. It occurred in the Presidential Palace the only building on the island at that time with elevators. He was a companion to the son of the president.
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Good Elevator Bad Elevator
Mixed Feelings
By: - Jan 05th, 2015In an equivalent of fear of flying Lisa Avery has complex memories of the functionality as well as apprehension of taking elevators.
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Elevator Poem
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