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The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month . . .
Naming of Parts "Vixi duellis nuper idoneus Et militavi non sine glori" Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday, We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning, We shall have what to do after firing.…
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Why Are You A Poet by Nin Andrews and Nicole Santalucia, Guest Bloggers, Nov 6-12
Nin Andrews Interviews Nicole Santalucia and Asks Her the Kinds of Questions Nin Can Never Answer Why are you a poet? NS: Who is a poet? Well, why are you a poet? Look, my…
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A Bitchin’ Celebration by Nicole Santalucia, Guest Blogger, Nov 6-12
Nin Andrews and I have been bitch-blogging for a few days now and we thought that we'd take today off from bitching, or at least tone it down a little. We want to take a…
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Some Great Bitching Poems by Nin Andrews, Guest Blogger, Nov 6-12
Why bitch? you might ask. Indeed why? Especially when the word, poetry, seems at odds with the cultural landscape. Especially when the label, poet, is often synonymous with some kind of annoying and pretentious…
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Harebrained “Page Eight”
Did anyone else watch PBS Sunday evening at nine pm to see David Hare's much ballyhooed all-star-cast British drama on the fashionable subject of intelligence and espionage? The weakness of the play is the…
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Poetry Makes Things Happen
In case you missed the controversy over Denise Duhamel and Maureen Seaton's recent appearance at the Horace Mann school in the Bronx, here's a good summary and commentary from Arthur Dobrin: Two poets appeared…