Jill PearlmanBETWEEN TERROR AND A SOFT PLACEThe in-between is where we live — between good and evil, heaven and earth, perfection and despair, knowing and not-knowing. Sometimes this…Jun 21, 2016Jun 21, 2016
Jill PearlmanBowie, La Fleur du MalCelebrity fades fast — some have clocked it as 15 minutes — so the fact that David Bowie turns out to be so enduring is fascinating. There…Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
Jill PearlmanNext Stop: Paris Las VegasFor many tourists, the grim reality of the 11/13 attacks has ruined the fantasy of Paris. Paris is no longer what it once was, they think…Dec 2, 2015Dec 2, 2015
Jill PearlmanThe EnlightenedAfter the horrific attacks in Paris last week, after attacks in Egypt, Beirut and Mali, the West went after its enemy — irrationality. It…Nov 24, 2015Nov 24, 2015
Jill PearlmanOn Autumn War and Other PoemsLast night I came across a lovely autumnal phrase from a Paul Celan’s poem, “Corona”: “Autumn nibbles its leaf from my hand: we are…Oct 15, 2015Oct 15, 2015
Jill PearlmanWriting the House in ExileHuang Xiang’s House Poem in Pittsburgh: Cursive calligraphy rattles the calm/Four walls trap the thunderclap.Jul 12, 2015Jul 12, 2015