TWO [Poems} FOR THE PRICE OF ONE
Gertrude Said to Picasso, Napoleon!
And Picasso Said to Gertrude,
Napoleon
Napoleon
New York, December 27 2015-- Well,
the crystal ball hasn't dropped
yet but if tonight's event at
Pangea, 178 Second Avenue, EV, is
any indication, ithe New Year will
be off to a flying start. The bar-
restaurant Pangea has been in
business for about 30 years, and
since March 2015 they have been
regularly hosting alternative
cabaret; Carol Lipnik, a highly
original chanteuse and
extraordinary vocalist whom I was
happy to discover, is currently in
residence. What
brought me to tonight's performance was her special
guest, poet Bertie Marshall, featured in this video,
in which he reads Gertrude Stein's 1924 poem "If I
Told Him: A Complete Portrait of Picasso", as well as
one of his own poems, "The 59th Street Bridge". It's
rare to hear Gertrude Stein read viva voce, but an
even rarer treat to hear her read with such panache,
wit and distinction.
PS More video of Carol Lipnik on Liza Bear timeline.
PPS Carol Lipnik performs at Pangea every Sunday
evening through January 2016.
evening through January 2016.
