Andrew Epstein
@andrewepstein.bsky.social
Professor and Chair of English @FloridaState; author of "The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry Since 1945," "Attention Equals Life," "Beautiful Enemies," & "Locus Solus: the New York School of Poets" blog
Wait until you teach it when you realize you're somehow now Clarissa's age
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Wait until you teach it when you realize you're somehow now Clarissa's age
Favorite detail: Apollinaire's pal and secretary, who had a taste for theft, was leaving a gathering and "is said to have asked Apollinaire’s companion Marie Laurencin if she “needed anything from the Louvre” montmartrefootsteps.com/mona-lisa-th...
The Mona Lisa Caper: Picasso, Apollinaire, Géry-Pieret | Montmartre Artists' Studios
Why did Picasso and Apollinaire head out into the night with the intention of throwing two antique Iberian sculptures into the Seine? Did Géry-Piéret steal the Mona Lisa?
montmartrefootsteps.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Favorite detail: Apollinaire's pal and secretary, who had a taste for theft, was leaving a gathering and "is said to have asked Apollinaire’s companion Marie Laurencin if she “needed anything from the Louvre” montmartrefootsteps.com/mona-lisa-th...
Thanks for this!
September 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thanks for this!
I've been told that the screenshot is actually from "Reservation Dogs," which is also directed by Sterlin Harjo, who (like Brainard) is from Oklahoma and is a big Brainard fan.
September 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I've been told that the screenshot is actually from "Reservation Dogs," which is also directed by Sterlin Harjo, who (like Brainard) is from Oklahoma and is a big Brainard fan.
Too bad Wikipedia calls him “Jim Brainard” and links to a page about a Republican mayor of Carmel, Indiana, who doesn’t, as far as I can tell, make art
September 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Too bad Wikipedia calls him “Jim Brainard” and links to a page about a Republican mayor of Carmel, Indiana, who doesn’t, as far as I can tell, make art