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Poetryland or Cole Slaw [by Jordan Davis]
“Hello America let’s tell the truth!” — Peter Schjeldahl, “To the National Arts Council” The correct answer, when asked about any poet living or dead, is “I love them.” Ask any poet you’ve ever…
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Gracie Allen for President (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Stephen Colbert's mock exploration of a presidential run this year was not the first time a comedian satirically sought the highest office. Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor, and Pat Paulsen were among the others. But…
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Half Time [by Jordan Davis]
Whew! I forgot how much work blogging is. Thank goodness it's Wednesday, half time. Speaking of which — great billboard at the MD/WV border showing the WVU logo and the score from the Orange…
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Buzz about James Cummins’ “Still Some Cake”
James Cummins’ Still Some Cake is filled with brilliant poems—“This Night of All Nights,” “My Father’s Hair,” “The Greatest Generation,” “The War of All Against All,” and “Moses”—to name just some of the longer…
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Feeling Comes Through [by Jordan Davis]
“She read my mind and slapped my face…” — Bill Cox and Cliff Hobbs Here’s the thing: whatever you feel when you’re writing comes through for the reader, whether you or…
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From the Archive (February 16, 2010): Happy Fasnacht Day (by Laura Orem)
It's Shrove Tuesday, and while New Orleans may have Mardi Gras, we here in Pennsylvania Dutch Country have Fasnacht Day. What is a fasnacht, you ask? It is a kind of super-doughnut, made with…
