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The Year in Review: Symbol and Song by Amy Glynn Greacen (March 6, 2012)
Bear with me, guys – I cannot think straight. Thus the theme of circling and spiraling. Pop the Dramamine now. Though he isn’t always the first poet I think of if you ask me…
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Dostoevski predicted the end of World War I (and nobody heard him)
Dostoevski's natal chart reveals him to be a Scorpio with Sagittarius rising. This is scary enough, but his moon is in Gemini, so watch out! Born on November 11, 1821, in Moscow, Dostoesvki suffered…
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Anne Waldman at Poets House: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Thursday November 15, 2012 @7 pm A polyvocal IOVIS reading at Poets House Location: Poets House, 10 River Terrace, New York, NY 10282 Join the Belladonna* Collaborative at a group/polyvocal performance from…
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The Year in Review: What Copywriting Taught Me About Poetry by Megin Jimenez (February 29, 2012)
A few years ago, when I was working as a Freelance Everything (writer, editor, translator), I spent some time as a copy writer at Victoria’s Secret, two days a week for about a year.…
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Two Poems by Iran’s Rebel Poet, Forugh Farrokhzad [by Sholeh Wolpé]
It has been a pleasure blogging for the Best American Poetry this week. As promised, here are two poems by Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad. Mates Night comes then darkness past night’s…
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Why the Dickens would they Ditch Dickey? [by DL]
Why do sports pundits persist in recommending that rebuilding franchises trade their best players? Thus Brian Costa in "Why Dickey Should Be Traded" (Wall Street Journal, Nov 9, 2012, p. A21) ). The theory…
