Culture and Arts Notebook

  LITERARY         by Tejan Green Waszak  A cool breeze Given to the night.   A distinct laugh, an intense stare, Bursts of optimism filling the room, Becoming the air.   A memory where every suggestion is…

LITERARY         by Jon L Peacock     About the poet:   Jon L Peacock graduated from LIU’s MFA program in 2010, and since then he’s made a career out of his literary and performance arts. Writings…

LITERARY         by Jamey Jones for Lewis Warsh   Guppy is a funny word, but For whatever reason I don’t Think I ever saw that until You used it once or twice in The stanza of a…

LITERARY         by Giuseppe Infante In a window Watching the garden I feel unwelcome On this planet Full of blood toxins & various cheeses Tiptoeing through a stainless steel grater Like an elephant at graveside Trying so…

LITERARY         by John High And perhaps in this moment you can hear the voice yourself? Propping up your elbow on the table at the imagined cafe with the Poet in your own particular being and place…

LITERARY         by Tony Iantosca    Certain only that we have bodies the question then becomes what to do with them and why to do that and not something else. Losing it, you can become something else…

  LITERARY       by Christine Gans  I was fortunate enough to spend my undergraduate and graduate years with Lewis at LIU. My first ever workshop was with Lewis and he was the first reader on my MFA thesis,…

CULTURAL EVENT         What comes to your mind when you hear the name Africa? Maybe so many things! Right? One aspect of Africa’s contribution to the world is that the continent is rich in cultural diversity and…

POEM         By Erlie Lopez This morn, the mirror delights at the gray-streaked hair now stroked chestnut brown. And the floors resound to not-so nimble feet chasing the beat of a dance song. In no time, breakfast…

SPIRITUALITY         By Genevieve Balance-Kupang In Appreciation of the Richness of our Religious Diversity and Experiencing Ramadan through Fasting and Iftar Radiating one’s inner light, gift of presence, and goodwill, multifaith religious and government leaders, the international…