{"id":40706,"date":"2022-10-02T20:11:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T03:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/?p=40706"},"modified":"2023-06-08T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T21:34:16","slug":"ada-calhoun-also-a-poet-frank-ohara-her-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/2022\/10\/02\/ada-calhoun-also-a-poet-frank-ohara-her-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Ada Calhoun “Also a Poet”, Frank O’Hara & Her Father"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGrove Atlantic – “Also a Poet”<\/a><\/p>\n

Ada Calhoun – Also a Poet<\/a> (her homepage) <\/p>\n

Also A Poet
\nFrank O\u2019Hara, My Father, and Me
\n\u201cAlso a Poet is packaged as a love triangle: father, daughter and O\u2019Hara. It\u2019s actually a tetrahedron from which all kinds of creative characters pop forth. It\u2019s a big valentine to New York City past and present, and a contribution to literary scholarship, molten with soul.” \u2014 New York Times<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    Ada Colhoun was named after Ada Katz, wife of Alex Katz who painted many portraits of Frank O’Hara and his wife. <\/p>\n

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    (Rembrandt Polish Rider was Frank O’Hara’s favorite painting)<\/p>\n

    In \u201cHaving a Coke with You,\u201d as in much of his work, the poet admixes life and art. Here, life seems to come out on top: person over portrait (except maybe Rembrandt\u2019s Polish Rider in the Frick). Scroll down to see a video of Frank O’Hara reciting “Having a Coke with YOu’ <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    “Variations on a Theme” Ada Calhoun’s favorite poem by William Carlos Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Washington Post interview <\/a><\/p>\n

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    Grove Atlantic – “Also a Poet” Ada Calhoun – Also a Poet (her homepage) Also A Poet Frank O\u2019Hara, My Father, and Me \u201cAlso a Poet is packaged as a love triangle: father, daughter and O\u2019Hara. It\u2019s actually a tetrahedron from which all kinds of creative characters pop forth. It\u2019s a big valentine to New … <\/p>\n

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