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  • Philosophy for English Army Majors

    October 28, 2011

    Philosophy 101, Spring 2012, 4 credits. Professor Koeningsberg.Authors include God, the Greeks, Dante, and World War II. Shotgun formation, man in motion, play action pass and quarterback sneak are among the options examined in…

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  • An Able E, An A Belly, Hannibal Lee, A Napoli [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]

    October 27, 2011

    Dearest Bleaders, How's the ol clacker clangin? I've been writing, for some time now, soundalikes to some of my favorite poems. They're all in my new manuscript (third book if I can figure out…

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  • Matthew Arnold, David DeLaura, and Maureen Corrigan — By Earle Hitchner

    October 27, 2011

    “Literature in a hurry”: that’s how Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), perhaps best known for his poem “Dover Beach,” once defined my profession, journalism. Arnold died in the city where John Lennon, who appears in my…

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  • BAP 2011 Comics continued (Anne Marie Rooney) by Nin Andrews

    October 27, 2011

     Read the complete poem here.

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  • Booo! Poets on Parade: Sunday, October 30, 6:00 PM, West Village, NYC

    October 26, 2011

    On Sunday, October 30, Bloof Books, one of our favorite indie presses, is hosting a street-art parade of costumed poets through the West Village in the spooky spirit of Halloween.  Hanna Andrews, Shanna Compton,…

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  • The Poetry of Philip Levine: Is a Working Class Hero Something to Be? By Earle Hitchner

    October 26, 2011

    John Lennon, the son of working class parents in Liverpool, recorded an answer. Dig out your copy of the John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band album from 1970 and listen to “Working Class Hero”…

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