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  • THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 2 by Brian Bouldrey

    December 5, 2011

    2. You Kids Get Off My Lawn             Don’t be afraid of John Ruskin.  Just think of him as I do, shouting at the neighbor kids who are on his lawn (it’s also useful…

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  • “Sometimes the cow puts her foot in the bucket.” David Lehman interviews A. R. Ammons Part III

    December 5, 2011

    Self Portrait (c) A. R. Ammons 1977 David Lehman A. R. Ammons Interview Part III Find Part II here. Find Part I here.   

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  • “Autumn Evening” by David Lehman

    December 5, 2011

    From Jim Tyler's Larch Tree Press in Ithaca, New York:  

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  • Monday, December 5, 7:00 pm: David Lehman & Vijay Seshadri together at KGB Bar

    December 4, 2011

    L to R: Vijay Seshadri, Kimiko Hahn, Elizabeth Alexander, David Lehman Be there! KGB Bar 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003 Hosted by Matthew Yeager and Megin Jimenez More information here. —…

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  • THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENTHUSIASM PART 1 by Brian Bouldrey

    December 4, 2011

    Humility, Concentration, and Gusto. Okay, Mostly Gusto. Poetry is a serious subject.  But I am not a serious poet.  I am not a poet at all.  I am a reader of poetry.  Don’t get…

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  • A holiday gift idea: ‘Everything Is An Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson’

    December 4, 2011

    Here’s my Christmas book gift recommendation. To (re-)discover a first-rate critic, and read about a life that went wrong in a harrowing way, you must read Everything Is An Afterthought: The Life and Writings…

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