Tennessee Williams wrote D.H. Lawrence fan fiction (sort of)
Ah, fan fiction. Do you prefer The Hunger Games or One Direction? How about a mash up? Apparently fan fiction’s not just an internet-era thing—it has a long history. An… Read more »
Writing drunk: Olivia Laing finds links between writing and drinking
We’ve all heard Hemingway’s “Write drunk; edit sober,” and Baudelaire’s “One should always be drunk.” We’ve imagined our favorite writers at typewriters with highballs or with rings of wine on… Read more »
LISTEN: Hart Crane’s “To the Brooklyn Bridge” read by Tennessee Williams
TO THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE How many dawns, chill from his rippling rest The seagull’s wings shall dip and pivot him, Shedding white rings of tumult, building high Over the… Read more »
Recordings of famous poets and troublemakers
If you’re in New York and for some ungodly reason find yourself in midtown, you might want to swing by The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound on the… 2 / Read more »