Charles Tomlinson

A canny verse from ‘the Muse of Surbiton’ takes a wry look at ageing at the same time as flattering its subject’s beauty extravagantly

Silence, and what might be contained in nothing, gets quiet attention in this satisfyingly calm work

William Carlos Williams was born the first of two sons of an English father and a Puerto Rican mother of French, Dutch, Spanish, and Jewish ancestry, and he grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was a medical doctor, poet, novelist, essayist, and playwright. With Ezra Pound and H.D., Williams was a…

South Florida Classical Review » » Pianist Jacob Mason makes strong impression in adventurous recital  South Florida Classical Review

Modern hydropathy was developed in Europe and found a following in the Elmira area, too.

Poet and translator who bridged the cultural gap between old and new worlds

The Editor of Chess Notes presents a compilation of photographs, engravings and sketches of Howard Staunton (1810-1874). They include art-work by Sam Loyd and a group photograph taken at Redcar, 1866 which has come to light only re…

Your cheat sheet to great music festivals across California and the West — live and virtual.

Pianist Cole Burger will give a piano recital at Goethe Institute tomorrow at 8pm.

Some of our favorite poems about aviation.

Your cheat sheet to great music festivals across California and the West — live and virtual.

Today in History: May 1

6 things to do for classical-music fans in Seattle, Feb. 3 edition  The Seattle Times

Chess books repackaged as camouflage in Nazi Germany. Numerous contradictions regarding a four-move game. The chess encyclopaedia that never was. Quotes strangely attributed to Spielmann and Capablanca. These and other mysteries are discussed in the latest selection from

Joyce Yang made her San Diego Symphony debut on Friday playing Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18,” and judging from the applause after each movement, San Diegans are eager to have her return soon.

The Last Southern Gentlemen Tour -- jazz pianist and paterfamilias Ellis Marsalis Jr. and his trombonist son, Delfeayo Marsalis, with Billy Williams, percussion, and Eric Wheeler, bass -- will headline the annual Jazz Eureka festival at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Auditorium, 36 S. Main St., Eureka Sprin…

For new Summerfest chamber music season, intermission is out, multimedia is in  Kansas City Star

Many ingredients go into making a community a healthy, attractive place where folks want to live. Some of those are obvious — a thriving economy, a healthy educational system and

The Parrish Art Museum will feature 24-year-old Drew Petersen at their May 4 edition of the Salon Series concert program. Petersen is a former child prodigy

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