Heard by a Bird: November 5th
Region: New York"The best books are written by authors who're in debt." - Diana Trilling A Letter Dear Sparrow-Boy: What's going on with High Street? For two years, I lived happily on this road (in Phoenicia). Sudd... more
Views: 1708Heard by a Bird
Region: United States
"Poetry and arson are the two loneliest occupations." - Rainer Maria Rilke A Letter Dear Sparrow: Each time it rains, I relearn that my house is essentially a drum. A. T. Bumper sticker: SOMETIMES TH... more
Views: 1443Heard by a Bird
Region: United States"Books are batter; movies are cakes." - Jack Warner Ask Sparrow Faithful (and some faithless) readers of this column will remember that "Ask Sparrow" is a recurring feature, in which distraught m... more
Views: 1382Delhi celebrates life and works of the great poet Amir Khusrau.
Region: IndiaJashn-e-Khusrau, a festival in memory of medieval poet Amir Khusrau is being celebrated in New Delhi from 15 Feb-27 March 2013. Amir Khusrau lived in thirteenth century and saw the reign of many sultans of Mughal Per... more
Views: 498Krishnadevaraya was not only a valiant warrior, but also an able administrator
Region: IndiaThe Persian ambassador Abdul Razzaq who visited Vijayanagar court has praised the empire in superlative terms. He says a rich city like Vijayanagar was seen by him for the first time. The city had seven enclosures or... more
Views: 650I Was A Street-Corner Poet
Region: New York
I Was A Street-Corner Poet by Ron Dultz As a young man, for many years I made my living as a street-corner poet and door to door salesman of my poetry (1966-1975). In Berkeley, California, in the vicinity... more
Views: 1415Heard By a Bird in Phonecia, New York
Region: New York"I am ironic even towards irony." - John Ashbery Did you see the cloud shaped like a Tuscan wine bottle over Pine Hill last Tuesday? A Letter Dear Knowledge-Accumulator: The best whittler I knew was Benson... more
Views: 1420Heard By a Bird in Phonecia, New York
Region: New York"It's much easier to be a bad artist than a bad mathematician." - William G. Holzberger Did you see the cloud resembling a five-armed coat over Chichester last Saturday? A Letter Dear Sparrow: Yesterday I ... more
Views: 1256Heard By a Bird, December 2008
Region: New York"Sailors know the loudness of water." - C. S. Forester A Letter Dear Mr. Information: Call me eccentric, but I say the smell of brown rice cooking would make a great perfume. P. D. Ballet Deer "The f... more
Views: 1087Heard By a Bird, November 2008
Region: New York"Afternoon is the new morning." - Aston Kutcher Leaf-feet "I saw 17 leaves running down Fox Hollow like schoolchildren's feet," my neighbor Dave told me. Bumper sticker: DICK CHENEY'S THE ANTICHRIST (AND... more
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