Tag: Frank O'Hara

Two walk New York

April 21, 2023 2 Comments
Two walk New York

I’ve been reading Teju Cole’s celebrated novel of 2011, Open city, set mainly in central New York.  It’s an unusual piece of writing.  The book captures the experience of Julius, a young Nigerian-American (Cole himself being one) who’s in training to be a psychiatrist, as he wanders about in one of the world’s most cosmopolitan […]

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Billie Holiday’s last day

April 9, 2021 4 Comments
Billie Holiday’s last day

Billie Holiday died aged 44 in a New York hospital at 3:10am on Friday 17 July 1959.  Some failed to notice. The New York Times published a short obit, but only on page 15.  But for those who cared about her and her music, the news was a bitter shock.  One of them was Frank […]

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