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“Happy 40, Chris Crawford!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
CHRIS CRAWFORD (2/13) Crawford! Crawford!Ya kick it in the headYa take it if it’s offeredAnd smoke it in the bed Ya smoke it in the bedYa smoke it in the pastureCrawford! Crawford!You never shoulda…
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“To Be of Use” Considered: A Conversation with Marge Piercy [by Charles Coe]
I was at a memorial service for a community activist recently, when a man stepped up to the microphone who was clearly not used to…
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An Open Letter to Poetry Presenters [ by Charles Coe ]
I recently gave a poetry reading where I’d been paid no appearance fee and no one but the event organizer bought a copy of my book. (I don’t know whether she really liked it…
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Caregifted by Heather McHugh
I met Heather McHugh briefly in 2007 when she came to New York City to launch the 2007 edition of The Best American Poetry, for which she served as guest editor. I recently asked…
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A Dream of a Common Poetry: Daniel Nester with David Lehman at The New School Poetry Forum (by Nora Brooks)
The sestina is both a deeply modern form and a very old one. First invented by French troubadours 700 years ago and made modern by Ezra Pound with his explosive sestina “Altaforte,” poets from…
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The Case of the Reluctant Snowflake [by Charles Coe]
ANSWER: Whoever was responsible for the Snowflake Malfunction. QUESTION: Who’s number one on the list of people I wouldn’t want to have been the morning after the Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony? Let's drop…
