Category Archives: literature

Carl Phillips poetry reading

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

You missed Carl reading about drinking in parking lots while others sled down Art Hill. You missed the camaraderie of writers and English professors. You missed the wine, the cheese, the strawberries, and the grapes. You missed the wall where … Continue reading →

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King Lear, St. Louis Actor’s Studio, and Machiavelli’s The Prince

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

Power is so important that you should not relinquish all of it even to your children, King Lear so potently teaches. The ancient themes of loyalty and friendship, truth told in the guise of a joke, the corrupting power of … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Bone: don’t miss this Missouri story

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

Do you love the tick-infested, silent razor ridges of the Ozarks? Have you hiked off trial to the quiet limestone drips in the sharp valleys? Do you wonder about the people that live here? You won’t want to miss Daniel … Continue reading →

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