Parnassus: Poetry in Review

To all my friends on Facebook: Susan Yankowitz, my wonderfully gifted wife, wrote the libretto for an opera called Thumbprint that will be performed at L.A. Ope...ra’s Redcat Theater June 15-18. If you are in the area, don’t miss this excellent and moving piece of musical theater. Click on the link below for details. Here is a message from Susan: As most of you know, Thumbprint is soon to have its West Coast premiere at LA Opera. I've been going to rehearsals in NY, by the way, and I think it's in powerfully good shape. We now have the opportunity to make a commercial-quality recording from that production but need to raise additional moolah to do it properly. If you pre-order the recording or choose another fantastic perk, you'll help us enormously. Here is the campaign link to copy and paste: https://www.indiegogo.com//help-us-record-the-o/x/2835765 Thanks for checking it out!

Parnassus Editor Max Ritvo's masterly poem, "Poem to My Litter" has just been published in this week's edition of The New Yorker! http://www.newyorker.com//27/poem-to-my-litter-by-max-ritvo

The latest issue of Parnassus was mentioned in this recent New York Times article! You can read The Red Wheelbarrow essay and other wonderful poems and reviews by purchasing Volume 34 at http://parnassusreview.com/subscribe.

To read Parnassus is to spend lon leisurely hours without leaving your home in the company of exciting minds thinking about science and poetry, amoebas and galaxies, grifters and altruists, Darwin and Bob Dylan, line breaks and limericks. The subjects are predictable only for their unpredictability; the prose is consistently passionate, analytically stringent, witty, and utterly readable. If following William Carlos Williams, nothing whips your blood like poetry, here are a... some tempting gifts you can buy at the Parnassus bazaar for yourself or friends: A single copy of Volume 33 can be purchased for only $12. A two-year subscription, volumes 34 and 35, costs just $27. Copies of our last five, highly acclaimed issues (volumes 29-33), list price $75, is available for $50. If you’re looking to give a spectacular and singular gift to a special person, here are two irresistible suggestions: A beautiful French Fold printing of of Seamus Heaney’s lovely poem The Loose Box, signed by the late Nobel Laureate, which usually sells for $295, is on offer for $245, a substantial discount. A gorgeous broadside of U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan’s wry poem Odd Blocks, signed by the poet and illustrated and signed by artist Robert Berlind, can be had for $150, a saving of $45. On all purchases we will pay for postage and enclose a gift note, which you can customize. Any additional donations, fully tax deductible, will be greatly appreciated. Paying is simple: Make checks payable to Poetry in Review Foundation and mail to Parnassus: Poetry in Review 205 West 89th Street, Apt. 8F New York, NY 10024-1835 If you prefer to pay by credit card, just go to our websitehttp://parnassusreview.com/subscribeand follow the links to PayPal. While you’re there, don’t forget to browse the poems and essays, artwork and special features on display. We wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and a healthy, joyful 2015. All the best, Herbert Leibowitz, Editor & Publisher