Monthly Archives: May 2019
John Burnside
Andrew Sean Greer: Less
Friendship
Our lifetime friendships can be more steadfast and trustworthy than any marriage, and considerably more treasurable. Continue reading Friendship
Linn Ullmann: Unquiet
A poem for Mothers’ Day
It’s Mothers’ Day here in Aus, and so Gert went browsing for a good mother poem. Yes, I know Seamus Heaney has some, and Les Murray, but this wry little piece appealed: Continue reading A poem for Mothers’ Day
Gianni Russo: Hollywood Godfather
My Catholic faith has always been important to me and I have never missed Sunday Mass since I was a kid on the streets of New York…
Let’s not beat about the bush here – Gianni Russo is a loathsome human being, a sort of mobbed-up Ken doll. Continue reading Gianni Russo: Hollywood Godfather