Richard Kostelanetz is a prolific American writer, artist, and critic known for his wide-ranging work on literature, the arts, and avant-garde culture. He contributed essays and criticism to The Weekly Standard between 2000 and 2004, writing on poetry, literary editing, publishing, and cultural figures. He is the author and editor of dozens of books spanning experimental fiction, visual art, and cultural commentary.
OF THE MAKING of literary anthologies, there is no end--and no visible end, as well, to the routine disappearance of such volumes. The critical intelligence required to compile meaningful selections is rarer than is commonly thought, though it need not be. Back in 1929, exactly seventy-five years…
Between Ocean and City
The Best of Pif Magazine Off-Line Short Stories, Poetry, and Essays Selected from PifMagazine.com edited by Camille Renshaw, et al. Fusion, 152 pp., $14.95 The Salon.Com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors An Opinionated, Irreverent Look at the Most Fascinating Writers of Our Time edited by…
Complete Poems
When Prophecy Still Had A Voice
Theremin
To my culturally critical mind, the richest show on television these past few years has been an austere program known as Classic Arts Showcase. Consisting of excerpts from decades-old films, videos accompanying classical music, concert performances, and related highbrow stuff, Classic Arts Showcase…
Juilliard
A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes