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And Another “Ol’ Man River” (by Laura Orem)
Previously, DL and I have had some discussions about the importance of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's "Ol' Man River" from the seminal American musical, Show Boat, and the varied performances of it since…
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Jennifer L. Knox Guest Blogger April 1-7
This week we welcome back Jennifer L. Knox as our guest blogger. Jennifer’s latest book of poems, The Mystery of the Hidden Driveway, is available from Bloof Books. Her poems have appeared in The…
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NaPoWriMo Poems Day #3
Brothers and sisters, we are up to 738 blogs on the over at NaPoWriMo! Mistress Maureen's prompt: Write an Epithalamium. I couldn't do any better than Fred Eaglesmith's, "Your Sister Cried," covered by Mary…
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Funny Lady #3: Swedishly Massaging Kung Fu Panda with Sharon Mesmer
If you’ve never attended a Flarf reading, picture a giant, glistening squid, hunched over the steering wheel of demolition derby jalopy, doing doughnuts around a junior high school football field at midnight. In cough…
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The Most Underrated Poet in America
<<< I remember a poet's writing to me several years back, You are the most underrated poet in the country. But then, he added, that's better than being the most overrated poet in the…
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This just in . . .Call for Submissions (No Fee): One Act Verse Play
Poet and playwright Alice Shapiro writes to tell us about the upcoming Turner Cassity Literary Festival and to encourage verse writers to enter the festival's playwrighting competition: A One-Act Verse Play (30 minutes or…
