Alternate Side of the Page Parking

Montcada i Reixac Harlem.  While I double-parked in front of Brands Liquors on 145th the other day, a contractor from Bergan made an offer on the car I am finding hard to refuse.  Since my mechanic Lou’s retired I have tried several mechanics uptown and have yet to find one sufficient to the task of maintaining anything like […]

Eleven African Libraries

Eleven African Libraries

Bibliothèque Aimé Césaire aux Anses d’Arlay, Martinique.

With NYC expecting temps 100+, today is perfect for reading Cahier d’un retour au pays Natal or Notebook of a Return to the Native Land by Césaire. I recommend Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith’s translation in their edition of The Collected Poetry from University of California, with the Wifredo Lam illustrations.