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April 15, 1912
The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy (Lines on the loss of the "Titanic") I In a solitude of the sea Deep…
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Celebrities Share Beloved Poems During the Academy’s Annual “Poetry and the Creative Mind” Gala – April 5, 2012 by Leah Umansky
Back row L to R: Colum McCann, Chip Kidd, Terrence Howard, Brooke Shields, Tom Browkaw, Dianne Reeves. Front, L to R: Bill Keller, John Wesley Harding, Claire Danes, Tree Swenson, Meryl Streep. Photo(c)Flo…
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“Be Ashamed to Die Until You…”* (by Jenny Factor)
Stanley Kunitz once implored all of us to become the person who writes the poem. Every day, I am humbled and delighted by the community of writers, students and faculty, with whom I work at…
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“My Picture Left in Scotland” [by Ben Jonson, with comments by David Lehman]
Ben Jonson (1572-1637) wrote, to bend one of his own formulations, not for a time but for the ages. England's first poet laureate, the acknowledged leader of the "tribe of Ben," the most melodious…
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Props to Poetry at the Gramercy Tavern by Stacey Harwood
You just can’t get a bad meal at the Gramercy Tavern on East 20th Street in New York City: The food is inspired, the atmosphere warm, the service consistently attentive without being obsequious. A…
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On Not Knowing with Ron and Sandra (by Jenny Factor)
I know you're probably not local to Los Angeles, but I wish you could come out to hear two of my literary heroes, Sandra M. Gilbert and Ron Carlson read at Vroman's Bookstore in…
