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Mad Men versus the “TC” Critics
Why did it irk me so much, the high-handed dismissal of Mad Men by Jenny Diski in the January issue of Harper's? I am a fan of the series, true, but I don't expect…
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Ruth Stone’s 1st Interview, Lucille Clifton’s Last: A Conversation with Jericho Brown & Chard deNiord
I have seven days of surprises for you. The theme of this week is gratitude, and I am most grateful for people like Chard diNiord who has edited a book on the history of…
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Jericho Brown, Guest Blogger December 11 -18
This week we welcome Jericho Brown as our guest blogger. Jericho worked as the speechwriter for the Mayor of New Orleans before receiving his PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of…
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“On Translating Sextus Propertius (XII)” (by Phoebe Zinman)
Cyndi, we love the taste of you scrambled on our tongues, and Rome holds us less fondly when you are gone. No matter that we do not know the sordid details of Sextus Propertius’…
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 7 by Brian Bouldrey
7 All Right, That’s Enough When I was a kid, one of the albums in my parents’ record collection was Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream and Other Delights”. I would sit listen to it and…
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Homage to Sextus Propertius — P. J. Moriarty’s Version
My desire does not cease. Its finger, obsessed, Accuses the noble face, like fierce Rome, of death.And here I am, divided by what I might say, All Beginning, Finality, descends to Heart;Never…
