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Celebrate 25 Years of The Best American Poetry: Launch Reading on April 11 in NYC
Available for pre-order: Launch readings hosted by David Lehman and Robert Pinsky and featuring poets included in this volume: April 11, 7:00 PM: Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street,…
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Life in Full: A Tribute to Ruth Stone by Sydney Lea
It has been a pleasure to be guest blogger on the BestAmPo site, and interesting to gather responses to my comments. (There were a couple of instances in which I was criticized for saying…
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The Hidden Allegory by Sydney Lea
I’ve been writing newspaper column for five regional papers ever since January of 2012, when my stint as Vermont Poet Laureate began. A number of people have asked if I’ll ever present the thoughts…
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Introducing the Orchestra and its Creatures [by Lera Auerbach]
• Orchestra: democratic dictatorship. • Piccolo flute: ears’ toothpick. • Piccolo’s passages: scraping of the nervous system. • Flute: skeleton of an exotic bird. • Flute in the low register: unheard of.…
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On Awful Poetry by Sydney Lea
–> I was at a gathering not long ago –the venue isn’t important– when I heard a soldier recite a poem. He’d been struggling after getting home, and small wonder: twice deployed to Afghanistan,…
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Robert Pinsky on Radio Boston: The “weird majesty” of American poetry
Former US Poet Laureate and Guest Editor of The Best of the Best American Poetry Robert Pinsky in the WBUR studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Listen to the program and read excerpts from The Best of…
