By Joan Lerman Lipatti: The Last Recital (September 16, 1950, Besançon, France) Soft as silver-toned satin, flowing sounds roll out of the fully-opened black piano lid; like white silk, generous melodies appear, evolve, and flourish. True, he was ill with leukemia, but no one could imagine his passing would be in just two more months, … Continue reading Lipatti: The Last Recital (September 16, 1950, Besançon, France) and Other Poems
The Old Abbey and Other Poems
By Joan Lerman The Old Abbey The bells were rung so energetically by the young novice after vespers but I could no longer see the white-robed figures who’d filed past the stained-glass windows and wooden doors. The brothers and priests prayed aloud as they stood outside in line; I caught a glimpse of their long … Continue reading The Old Abbey and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 