December — 2018 — The Monarch Review
LOVE OVER HATE
Thursday, December 20, 2018 15:13 — 0 Comments
Below is a story that appeared in Alaska Beyond magazine in July 2018 Talking about the Holocaust is difficult, especially if you’ve lived through it. Yet, that’s precisely what 92-year-old survivor Sonia Warshawski does every day. She talks with people about the details of her time in concentration camps and being freed. It’s one of the many remarkable aspects of her vibrant daily life, which includes running a small tailor shop in Kansas City, Kansas, and, more recently, advocating her message of “love over hate” to the U.S. Congress. It was seven years ago that Sonia’s granddaughter, Seattle-based filmmaker Leah […]
Spin Doctors Front Man, Chris Barron, Talks Comfy Sweaters, Befriending John Popper And Writing Songs
Monday, December 3, 2018 18:18 — 0 Comments
Growing up in Princeton, New Jersey, residents heard a lot about Chris Barron, the fun-loving, golden-voiced front man for the famed 90s rock band, Spin Doctors. From rumors spreading about the blond singer crooning from his window atop Farrington’s music shop near the library to hearing about his myriad poems depicting odd characters and indelible, quirky turns of phrase. Barron, whose band has been making music for thirty years, has seen and done a great deal in the business. Of course, everyone knows Spin Doctors from their two hits, “Two Princes†and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,†from the 1991 […]
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney