by Bryan Waterman | Apr 22, 2008 | People, Writing New York
Given that I have a standing Monday morning obligation at The Great Whatsit, I wound up posting my thoughts on Patti Smith’s “Rock n Roll Nigger” over there. So far the comments have been productive, I think.Smith’s 1978 song is an...
by Bryan Waterman | Apr 20, 2008 | Neighborhood Scenes, People, Writing New York
I was doing a little reading this morning in anticipation of writing something about Patti Smith’s song “Rock ‘n’ Roll Nigger” and its place in a long line of complicated cross-racial imaginings that crop up every time we teach Writing...
by Bryan Waterman | Dec 10, 2007 | People
That’s how Dylan describes New York (recalling his entry into the Greenwich Village scene in the early 60s) in the first volume of his memoirs, Chronicles.Dylan will, no doubt, be a major character when I get around to writing about the downtown scene in the...
by Bryan Waterman | Nov 13, 2007 | Writing New York
Over the years we’ve tinkered here and there with our syllabus for Writing New York, trying to fix little problems that have plagued us along the way.One challenge I’d never expected when we planned this course originally is that the beloved unit I’d...
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