by Brian Volck | Jun 5, 2026 | Books, Friendship, Warren Farha
For those who knew Warren Farha, who passed away on May 20, the reality of his death is hard to fathom. He was, of course, as mortal as the rest of us, and his health had been poor of late even for a seventy-year-old. Yet his friends—and he made many friends—took his...
by Brian Volck | May 19, 2026 | art, poetry, Publication
My new book of poetry, Chora, is scheduled for publication this fall as part of Cascade Press’s Poiema series. The collection includes, “The Florentine Pietà,” which describes an unfinished sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti now displayed in Florence’s Duomo Museum....
by Brian Volck | Jul 10, 2025 | Nativism, Shakespeare, Thomas More
The Book of Thomas More, a play originally written by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle in the 1590s and heavily revised by at least three other hands, was likely never performed before the twentieth century. The existing handwritten manuscript, now held at the British...
by Brian Volck | Aug 13, 2024 | Over the Rhine, poetry, words
Jill and I are looking forward to some overdue travel, starting with the Nowhere Else Festival this Labor Day weekend. Thanks to Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine—the husband-and-wife indie-folk duo on whose farm the festival blossoms—the music,...
by Brian Volck | Jul 18, 2024 | words
In unveiling my updated website, I can’t help but notice what’s concealed in attempting to reveal. My new headshots, taken last fall by the amazing Michael Wilson (click his name on my links page to see his website), show me cleanshaven with a full head of dark hair....
