William Wordsworth

Tammy Takes Nico to Nihilist Nirvana

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.25.2012

Michael Sigman

I never thought Nico would make me feel 14 again. That's exactly what happened last week when I caught Tammy Lang's performance of Chelsea Madchen, a fabulous show in which she eerily reincarnates the Warhol superstar Nico.

Happy Birthday, William Wordsworth!

Carolyn Vega | Posted 06.07.2011

Carolyn Vega

Wordsworth's creative process, like his poetry, was more complex than simply recording his natural surroundings.

Free To Be Fully Yourself In 2010

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Naylor

I believe we may have much more freedom than we generally realize. As creatures of habit, we tend to get locked in to beliefs, expectations and patterns of behaviour that limit our freedom.

'Project Runway' And Poetry

The Poetry Foundation | Stephen Burt | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephen Burt The Poetry Foundation If you follow contemporary poetry but you haven't been following "Project Runway," the popular cable TV show now i...

4 Steps To Enrich Your Life

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Naylor

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." Oscar Wilde Educati...

Ranking The Best Poets Ever

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

John Lundberg

In 1971, James Dickey wrote a letter listing the top ten living American poets. Slotted in third place behind Ezra Pound and W.H. Auden was...James D...

Where Whiplash Meets Wordsworth

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.17.2011

Lindsay Mannering

As a Manhattanite, I sometimes forget what grass looks like, what birds sound like, and what it feels like to drive (but, uh, don't tell that to an un...