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Read Croak Meets Words and Music by Jan Jezioro.

Performing as both pianist and composer in both halves of the concert, Amy Williams discusses the importance of 20th century composers such as Elliott Carter and Morton Feldman.  

Tomorrow marks four years since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, but the resulting radiation still lingers on in the bodies, land, and minds of those affected. The disaster soldiered on for artist Phillip Stearns, too, when he designed A Chandelier for One of Many Possible Ends, a room-sized chandelier made from Geiger counters and flickering LEDs.

Robert Lax was a poet, a pilgrim and a priest of sorts. He lived the last half of his life as a hermit. He wrote incessantly, filling notebooks and generously fulfilling correspondences. Yet his poetry, a powerful distillate, uses very few words.

"This is not a hodoscope. It’s a chandelier," writes Brian Benchoff.

Piercy reads her poetry at Burchfield Penney on Tuesday, March 3.

Burchfield Penney biennial exhibition established by Sylvia and Nathan Rosen showcases the best in techniques, materials, style, expertise and ability. Call for entries deadline Friday, May 29, 2015.

Read about one writer's visit to the Burchfield Penney!