Steve Smith Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Steve Smith

Alex Katz, “LeRoi Jones” (1963) #AlexKatzGathering Painted the year Jones (not yet Amiri Baraka) published “Blues People,” which is being celebrated tonight with a concert at the @ApolloTheater. https://t.co/Rqlw1rNUjJ

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… just completed @suzanloriparks 'Topdog/Underdog' last night, and plunged into 'Is God Is' by Aleshea Harris. I've got 'A Strange Loop' on deck, and a few other titles – 'Barbecue,' 'Bootycandy,' 'Slave Play' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)' – coming by mail.

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@AbstractTruth Heard about this? "In 'Partners,' writer, librarian, and teacher Stephen Housewright paints an intimate portrait of a lifetime spent with Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), a Texas-born artist and musician with an astonishing mind and a mystifying practice…" https://t.co/3MeSztRb5N

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Newest from @tgreiving (assisted by yrs trly) covers a @kronosquartet premiere that involves poet Nikky Finney, composer @michaelabels, choir @inversionaustin, and 400 years of Black American history: @tpapresents hosts "At War With Ourselves" Nov. 19-20. https://www.npr.org/2021/11/17/1051432894/four-centuries-of-black-american-history-are-told-in-new-kronos-quartet-performa?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

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Among the many fascinations in this @Criterion article, one stood out: "Cate Blanchett will play Lydia Tár, the first female chief conductor of a major German orchestra, in Tár, the first feature from Todd Field since Little Children (2006). …" https://t.co/KfVZz0cJHX 1/2

Steve Smith

Alex Katz, “LeRoi Jones” (1963) #AlexKatzGathering Painted the year Jones (not yet Amiri Baraka) published “Blues People,” which is being celebrated tonight with a concert at the @ApolloTheater. https://t.co/Rqlw1rNUjJ

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… just completed @suzanloriparks 'Topdog/Underdog' last night, and plunged into 'Is God Is' by Aleshea Harris. I've got 'A Strange Loop' on deck, and a few other titles – 'Barbecue,' 'Bootycandy,' 'Slave Play' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)' – coming by mail.

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What splendid music @JoelBThompson made with Tracy K. Smith’s poetry. Here’s hoping ‘The Places We Leave’ has an expansive and abundant life after these @A_R_Costanzo performances with the @nyphil.