REVIEW: The Poisoned City, by Anna Clark

There are, by now, several books dealing, in part or entirely, with the Flint Water Crisis. If you only have time to read one of them it should be Anna Clark’s sweeping, thorough, rigorous, and lyrical overview of the crisis.

There are a number of things that make Clark’s account important, and I’ll lead off with one of the less likely, or at least, what is often the least recognized: its lyricism.… Read the rest

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1 Day to 40: The Road and the River

 

I’ve been writing a series of blog posts – extemporaneous, unscripted, mostly unedited – to reflect on turning 40. I’m doing it mostly for myself, but I’ll post them here in case they are of interest to others.

This is the sixth and, as I turn 40 tomorrow, likely the last.… Read the rest

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REVIEW: Homebody, by Desiree Duell

This weekend it was my honor and delight to preview Desiree Duell‘s new installation “Homebody,” (or, rather, a series of connected exhibits) created and assembled as a part of her MFA thesis for University of Hartford. Desiree is a good friend of mine and I’ve been convinced of her brilliance ever since we first worked together on the Our Town residency back in 2013, so you won’t be surprised to hear that I was impressed with Homebody as well.… Read the rest

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