In Brief Memory of Saul Bellow ~ View From the Keyboard
Saul Bellow was born 96 years ago today and in celebration of the anniversary of his birth, a few bits of wisdom from the writer (and reader) himself: “I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye […]
John Counts’ Utility Room ~ Another View From the Keyboard
I remember hearing John Counts read at a graduate student event some years ago at Sheffield’s, a long-standing Chicago establishment with a history of supporting literary events. Now you know how it can be listening to readings in bars–not everyone is there for the words. Still, when John stepped up to the mike, he took control. […]