Mob Rule
On a recent visit to France we experienced, in the course of two weeks, three general strikes and one slow-down, …
Category Archives: Literature
Three Tall Women and Two Short Ones
I recently attended the wonderful revival of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, with Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill, …
It Tolls for Thee
Bells have been around for as long as people have been on the planet. The actual bell as we know …
An Acerbic Teacher
Last week we lost the playwright Edward Albee, best known for his caustic views of marriage and family relationships, his …
Moneylenders and Merchants
Whenever an opportunity arises to see Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, I leap at it knowing that I will probably find …
Shards of Light
Many years ago as a student in Strasbourg, France, I had many great conversations with Mme. Farès, the middle-aged cleaning …
What does Golde think?
In the newest revival of the beloved musical “Fiddler on the Roof”, currently running on Broadway, Tevye is played with …
Thank You, Mr. Dickens
At this time of year, walking the streets of New York City, it is possible to imagine oneself in the …
Weeping for the World’s Outcasts
Once, a dear friend commented on something small that had been left me by my grandmother, saying, “I don’t have …
A Green Table
“And death shall have no dominion”, the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas asserts, paraphrasing St. Paul and making a lyrical case …
Poets' Sinews 