Curious Peach
“What wond’rous Life in this I lead!
Ripe Apples drop about my head;
The Luscious Clusters of the Vine
Upon my Mouth do crush their Wine;
The Nectaren, and curious Peach,
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on Melons, as I pass,
Insnar’d with Flow’rs, I fall on Grass”
---Andrew Marvell, The Garden
Somerville Community Access TV Show "Poet to Poet/Writer To Writer" (Tuesdays Channel 3 5 PM ) Host: Doug Holder. Many of these shows are archived at the Lamont Library Poetry Room at Harvard University, for scholars and the general public to view. We explore the creative process and the work of local poets and writers. Each guest will get a video of the show upon request. Contact: dougholder@post.harvard.edu Directions: http://tinyurl.com/2btevt
Interviewer vs. Interviewer
( Click on picture to view) Elizabeth Lund--Host of Poetic Lines interviews Host of Poet to Poet-- Doug Holder
Thursday, March 21, 2019
March 26, 2019 5P.M. Brian Coleman, author of "Buy Me, Boston."
watch it live at 5PM http://www.somervillemedia.org
Take
a trip to the Boston of yesteryear, guided by advertisements for the
businesses and characters that made the city tick in the 1960s, ‘70s and
‘80s – restaurants, hair salons, bands, bars, clothing boutiques and
more.
Buy Me, Boston features
over 375 vintage advertisements, posters and flyers. These images have
been scanned from original sources, including issues of The Boston Phoenix, The Real Paper, The Bay State Banner, Boston After Dark, Boston Rock and many more, straight from the stockpiles of renowned archivists and historians like David Bieber, Kay Bourne, Chuck White and Wayne Valdez.
Compiled and curated by journalist Brian Coleman, Buy Me, Boston is
a unique, time-traveling journey back to a city that exists only in the
fond memories of longtime denizens. Whether you patronized these
establishments and happenings the first time around, or just want to
know more about our unique town and the people whose energy and
creativity fuels it, this book guarantees smiles with the turn of every
new page.
PRAISE FOR "BUY ME, BOSTON":
“A
snapshot of a particular time and place when the city bristled with an
alt-weekly energy, an underground thrust, and a whole lot of
questionable hairstyles. Coleman
has created a treasure chest of Boston memorabilia, reminding longtime
dwellers of things we didn’t even know we missed.”
– Boston Globe (Nina MacLaughlin)
“A romp through this city’s dirty-water years… it’s an experience meant to be shared.”
– Boston Magazine (Shaula Clark)
“This is about the best history book you will find about our culture. It’s all true, I was there!”
– Willie “Loco” Alexander
“A time capsule, showing what independent papers in the Boston area looked like from the 1960s through the ‘80s.”
– Sue O’Connell, NECN