Wallace Stevens

Anna Journey's first book of poems, "If Birds Gather Your Hair for Nesting" (University of Georgia Press: 104 pp., $16.95 paper), is a deeply American debut that deals with the author's Southern childhood and adolescence as a pretty, redheaded girl from...

The Ojai Music Festival has a long tradition of picking some of the era's most important artists to serve as its music director, a position that rotates annually. But though the festival has sometimes chosen more than one person at a time for the job,...

Ray Bradbury is the first Los Angeles writer many people read. He's also the first reasonably serious writer -- someone concerned with political and moral themes -- many encounter. His early science-fiction novels and story collections have drawn readers,...

Festivals, ice-skating shows, kick-boxing exhibitions - if it doesn't fit in a category, it's listed here. 26TH ANNUAL NAVARATRI FESTIVAL Sept. 19-22 - Four-day-long celebration of Indian culture. Directed by Wesleyan adjunct professor of music T....

If on a walk through Elizabeth Park you have a sensation that the place is filled with a spirit you can't name - it could be the ghost of Wallace Stevens. For decades, Stevens, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, strolled along the same shaded...

Hartford's literary heritage began with Native Americans, whose stories were told, not written. It encompassed fiery sermons by city founder Thomas Hooker and gentler writings of Congregationalist preacher Horace Bushnell, who was read around the world....

Music and memory. The two words sound right together, and for good reason. Science may not have yet figured out exactly how, or why, human beings respond to music. But research across many disciplines shows that music is a powerful stimulator, shaper...

To help you sort through the dozens of offerings of the Chicago Humanities Festival, Tribune critics offer a few suggestions. "Powder Her Face": 8 p.m. Nov. 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 4, Museum of Contemporary Art (there's a panel discussion of the work 5 p.m....

BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL June 12 - 29 - Unicorn Theatre: "Dimetos," directed by Peter Wallace. June 19 - July 6 - Main Stage: "Zorba," directed by James Warwick. July 3 - 20 - Unicorn Theatre: "Miss Julie," directed by Anders Cato. July 9 - 27 -...