In “A Speech Concerning Episcopacy,” Lucius Carey, Viscount Falkland, observed that “When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.” Good advice, we’ve always thought, not least because of its implied corollary: that occasionally change is necessary. At The New Criterion, this is one of those times. Regular readers will have noticed that in September Roger Kimball joined Hilton Kramer as co-editor and co-publisher. This month, we are pleased to announce some additional changes. First, David Yezzi joins The New Criterion as Executive Editor. David is no stranger to The New Criterion. From 1995–1998, he was the magazine’s Assistant and then Associate Editor, and for the last year he has been with us part time as poetry editor. David will continue to serve as poetry editor—he comes to us, most recently, from the Unterberg Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y—and will also assume a wide range of editorial and administrative duties. Second, with this issue, James Panero, our Associate Editor since 2002, becomes Managing Editor. Third, Stefan Beck, Assistant Editor for over a year, becomes Associate Editor. Finally, Dawn Steeves, who oversees advertising and special events, assumes the title of Assistant to the Publishers. Together, these changes will help assure that The New Criterion continues to be the most bracing, intelligent, and well-written cultural review in English. In other words, Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Lord Falkland would be pleased.

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