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HERBERT KUHNER Romancier, Lyriker, Dramatiker und Übersetzer ist 1935 in Wien in geboren. Er emigrierte 1939 in die Vereinigten Staaten und studierte an der Lawrenceville School und Columbia University. Nach Wien kehrte er 1963 zurück, wo er als ein freier Schriftsteller und Übersetzer lebt.

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Remigration

Another topic I have “touched upon” is “remigration.” This word is a neologism, which means coming back to where you have been driven out.I've always said that I wanted a smooth ride, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes.

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Remarkable People

On the road I have traveled, I have met many remarkable people. First I name my friend and mentor the late Emile Capouya. “Mike” encouraged me over the years and published two of my books in New York.

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grew up in the United States, associating with the New York City jazz and coffee scene in the 1950s. ". . I've always said that I wanted to have smooth sailing, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes". As a subtitle I’ve chosen “Stepping out of line,” which is a movement my feet can’t seem to avoid making.

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Vienna Today

Returning to my birthplace has given me a unique opportunity of writing on Third Reich Revisionism. This topic interlinks with Violence under the Guise of Art like pieces of a puzzle to reveal how the past manifests itself in the present.

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A great drummer has left us

Louie Bellson died on February 14th.
A great drummer has left us.
Here’ something I wrote about Louie.
Look! No Hands!
Two is better than one,
and that goes for bass drums.
Now there are double bass drum peddles
for one drum
so that you can use the hi-hat as well,
while you’re at it.
Ray McKinley started using two in ‘41.
That went almost unnoticed.
Louie […]

Posted: February 18th, 2009 under Poetry, Aktuell, Jazz.
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Nat Hentoff & The Straight Road

Nat Hentoff

From Swing Men and Women by Herbert Kuhner
You could call Nat Hentoff,
the Dean of jazz critics.
I’ve already expressed my
admiration for him.
Nat has always been politically minded
and he certainly knows how to write
a political sentence,
as well as a sentence about music.
Nat is now “pro-life.”
He’s opposed to,
what some refer to
as murder before birth.
Abortion is not exactly
a […]

Posted: June 30th, 2008 under Poetry, Jazz.
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