Tag Archives: Robert Lowell

Turkish Munich

Posted on July 3, 2013 by wcd2

July 3, 2013 Last time I came by train. What struck me immediately, getting out of the station, was the city’s Turkish population, out in force, women wearing head scarves and not looking conspicuous, walking comfortably up and down … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American literature, Afro-Asian alliances, Cities, Diaspora, Germany, Middle East, Race, Racial violence, Turkey, Twentieth century literature | Tagged "A Mad Negro Confined in Munich, Another Country, Armenian, Croatian, Engin Cezzar, Indian, James Baldwin, Jewish, London, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Robert Lowell, Slovenian, The Fire Next Time, Turkish | Leave a comment

Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop: Boston Marathons

Posted on April 17, 2013 by wcd2

April 17, 2013 He writes only about the Civil War dead: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the soldiers from the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, captured in bronze by August Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture isn’t all that close to the finish … Continue reading →

Posted in Americas, Cities, collaboration, Letters, Public art, Twentieth century literature | Tagged 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, August Saint-Gaudens, Boston Common, Boston Marathon, Castine Maine, Civil War, Elizabeth Bishop, For the Union Dead, March on the Pentagon, New York, Robert Gould Shaw, Robert Lowell | Leave a comment