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“Men Marry What They Need” [by John Ciardi] & a Brainteaser
John Ciardi, a poet and editor whose verse translation of Dante many of us read in college, and who is sometimes patronized as "middle-brow," wrote an amazing poem, which you should read: "Men Marry…
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“Santa Muerte” [by Allison Contey]
Between opening and closing your lips—stonesas gathered from the plain as commanded by the angelas found in the river, smooth…
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QUESTIONNAIRE [by Anthony Madrid]
1. Name some poets everybody in your milieu likes, except for you. 2. The opposite. Poets you like, but none of your friends do. Poets you are always having to defend. COMMENTARY ON 1…
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Forget John Cusack: YOU could be the voice of POE
The Voice of Poe Contest YOU could be a featured voice in the new Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (The Bronx, New York) bi-lingual audio tour! Create a video of your best interpretation of Poe's Annabel…
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Frankie died today — in 1998 (by DL)
Sinatra, snapping out of a haze,noticed me sitting across from him“Who the fuck are you?”Just another fan, I said, on the day he diedI made anagrams out of his namesatin, sin, stain, stair, train,…
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“Winnie the Pooh,” [by Ian Brown]
it was really a strange choiceyou made this morning to gowith just a t-shirt and no pants.There are not many of us whocan pull that kind of thing off.There are not many of us…
