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Storm’s a comin’; and a poem by Marilyn Nelson [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, It is going to storm here soon, it’s not due until tonight, but the wind is already doing weird things to the leaves. I'm hoping my little garden withstands it. Here's…
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“The Triple Cain Theory of Hollywood and War” [by David Lehman]
On Memorial Day weekend — and again on the anniversary of D-Day — we take a solemn moment to remember our war heroes. In 1944, the man who would have been my father-in-law, had…
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Formally Speaking: Housekeeping the Sonnets [by Moira Egan]
Last night we had the great pleasure of listening to Julia Alvarez read — her poems! She said herself that it's been a while since she thought of herself as a poet rather than…
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Formally Speaking: Notes from the West Chester Poetry Conference [by Moira Egan]
Overheard at dinner: "When reading Merrill, you just have to suspend your heterotextuality." "You are right there in the liminal zone." * * * Tomorrow: sonnets on parade. A wee sampling: From the inimitable…
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Ode to jet lag
Jet lag is not fun but it can be funny. Imagine sitting across the table from your sister, having a perfectly normal conversation, when suddenly, although you seem to be awake, you are not,…
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Leon Wieseltier Defends the Humanities (against the Gadgets)
At the graduation ceremonies of Brandeis University on May 19, Leon Wieseltier spoke of the urgent need "to offer some resistance to the twin imperialisms of science and technology": <<<For decades now in America…
