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On Teaching Poetry in Prison – Cara Benson
While conversation often takes a certain turn in various social interactions outside of literary gatherings when the word "poet" rings out in response to the sooner-or-later query "what do you do?" (which usually stands…
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“It Can Always Be Shorter . . . “
Chief Justice Roberts relates a telling story from his 1981 clerkship for then-Justice William Rehnquist. Upon reviewing Roberts' draft, Rehnquist circled vast amounts of the Roberts effort and instructed him to put that material…
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Last Night’s Memorial for Paul Violi at the Poetry Project [by Stacey Harwood]
Last night's memorial service for Paul Violi confirmed what those of us who love him already knew: his poetry will live on, will find new audiences always, will survive in the valley of its…
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Memorial Reading for Akilah Oliver – Cara Benson
Akilah Oliver at Millay Colony for the Arts "Grief is a complicated emotion but also an inadequate word in many ways." –Akilah Oliver I stumble over tense. Akilah knew that face. There is one…
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To Criticize the Critics. . .
You know how in grad school they're always explaining that "criticism" at its best is a species of literature and should not be confused with "criticism" in the narrow and vulgar sense of finding…
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(Bigger Echo) Post on GAME of THRONES
Dear Bleaders, I could eat a horse's heart. As any years-long member of an art or science can say, as any partner in any longstanding marriage could say, as any smarty with a heart…
