Philip Levine, Poet Laureate of the U.S. for 2011-2012 (poets laureate are appointed for two year terms) divides his time between California and Brooklyn Heights, but as he says in the video you can see after the jump, Brooklyn is what he calls home. The video, published by the Cortland Review, starts in Levine’s residence, […]
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Philip Levine, Poet, on Living in Brooklyn Heights
By Claude Scales on November 28, 2013 11:10 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Poetry, Video

More Morning Walk Photos
By Claude Scales on February 17, 2013 12:10 am in brooklyn bridge park, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Nature, Photos
The communications tower atop the new One World Trade Center is taking shape, as it approaches its maximum height of 1,776 feet. Note the copper-patina bluish green spire of 40 Wall Street directly in front of it. This was taken from Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Duck paddling in the water next to Pier 5. […]
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