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You Should Have Been A Pretty Girl, Madrid [by Amanda Smeltz]
I’d like to mention one of the reasons I cherish my friend Anthony Madrid’s book of jewelrybox marvels, I am Your Slave Now Do What I Say. There are many reasons, but this is…
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The “Slate” Diary #3 (Bennington College, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1998) [by David Lehman]
Wake up to dismal rain, dropping temperatures, and Sinatra singing “I’ve Got the World on a String.” Everyone says this has been a quiet residency so far. Nothing yet has happened as dramatic…
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Hump Day Highlights by Stacey Harwood
Sandra Simonds' open letter to the Poetry Foundation finds wide support: Last week we posted Sandra Simonds' open letter to the Poetry Foundation in which she asked for the Foundation to make a strong…
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The “Slate” Diary #2 (Bennington College, Monday, Jan 13, 1998) [by David Lehman]
Roger Shattuck [left], author of The Banquet Years, is here giving lectures on Montaigne, Chekhov, and Proust. Shattuck, 72, in white turtleneck under a mint-green V-neck pullover, looks trim and fit, like a genial Jack…
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Are You Going to Your Stretching Class? [by Amanda Smeltz]
Last year, I spent six months or so in San Francisco. There, my dude talked me into trying yoga, which I’d badmouthed for a long time. I’m all, spare me your woo-woo shit. My…
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The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Dodger nine last night [by David Lehman]
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Dodger nine last night. After taking two on the chin in St. Louis, I was getting myself adjusted to being totally wrong. Back on the Sunday that ended…
