Two Poems of the Italian Bronx I was prompted to write “Let’s Hear It for the Italians” by the pain of my Dad’s life. As the poem shows. “The Mayor of New York” by the memory of m […]

Welcome!Welcome to the Spring 2025 iteration of DHUM 70002: Digital Humanities, Methods and Practices! We will be using this CUNY Academic Commons […]

Scenes from Childhood, 1965 This is the Bronx, and you will find beauty here only unexpectedly. The street names lack resonance; no one dresses with style; the […]

Uptown & The Bronx: A Review of BX Writers Anthology, Volume 1 We do not often see the Bronx being shown off in literature. It’s mainly our sister boroughs that steal all the shine. –Gabriela Pay […]

Benjamin’s Devotion to Baudelaire, <em>The Writer of Modern Life</em>When reading the Paris, Capital of the Nineteenth Century essay and the second one that shifts focus to Baudelaire, I’m struck by B […]