Comments on: The New Yorker Festival

By: cicatrix

cicatrix — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 07:59:25 +0000

Part bat-blogger, part-pajamahedeen. You heard it from Cicatrix first

now I really wish I’d I read Ayn Rand. So very many uber-fledermaus comments… and I can’t take a single one to its fullest potential. (sigh)

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:11:04 +0000

Thanks, all, for the links to new pieces to read. Much appreciated.

Manish hangs upside-down in his converted-warehouse loft.

Part bat-blogger, part-pajamahedeen. You heard it from Cicatrix first

By: cicatrix

cicatrix — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:31:43 +0000

Also nice is “The Long Meadow,” which might appeal to you, Manish, for the reference to Brooklyn:

Pfffft! That’s my side of Brooklyn Amardeep. And Betty Smith would agree. Manish hangs upside-down in his converted-warehouse loft.

By: Rani

Rani — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:26:23 +0000

Amardeep, one of my favorite Seshadri poems is “Baby Baby” which appeared in the December 1, 2003 issue of the New Yorker and has been “reprinted” here: http://poslfit.homeip.net/cgi-bin/poslblog.pl?date=20040202.

By: Amardeep

Amardeep — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:19:24 +0000

O'ya,

Seshadri is almost like a 1.9 generationer, raised in the U.S. from a very young age. He makes it a point to differentiate himself from expatriate writers like Agha Shahid Ali.

One of my favorite Seshadri poems is The Disappearances. The New Yorker printed it on a full page in their first issue after 9/11, a position of honor.

Also nice is "The Long Meadow," which might appeal to you, Manish, for the reference to Brooklyn:

That dog bears a slight resemblance to my dog, a skinny, restless, needy, overprotective mutt, who was rescued from a crack house by Suzanne. On weekends, and when I can shake free during the week, I take her to the Long Meadow, in Prospect Park, where dogs are allowed off the leash in the early morning. She's gray-muzzled and old now, but you can't tell that by the way she runs.

By: O'Ya Bula Bula Bi

O'Ya Bula Bula Bi — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:41:07 +0000

Seshadri is an English professor who may have been one of the original 2nd genners

2nd genner ??

Vijay Seshadri was born in Bangalore, India, in 1954

Shouldn’t it be a 1.something genner or soemthing ..for the sake of all those inconsequential arguments ppl put up. ..I think these definitions ought to be put up in the FAQ.

By: Rani

Rani — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:10:28 +0000

Manish, you might like this if you don't know about it already My Pirate Boyhood. There is another excellent prose piece in his latest book of poetry as well.

By: razib_the_atheist

razib_the_atheist — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:03:59 +0000

this is what you meant by "pukka," right?

By: brimful

brimful — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:52:49 +0000

(fingers planted in ears, stomping)I am NOT jealous of New Yorkers, I am NOT jealous of New Yorkers.

The Roots? Sasha Frere-Jones? It's just not fair.