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Frank O’Hara; Empire State; Happy Hanukkah [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, Well now, isn’t winter arriving apace? My son asks me which is the first season. Good question, kid. It’s one of the very few sets we don’t call out for alpha…
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The poetics of Paula Deen, Jesus, and waiting rooms (by Erika Meitner)
I should be writing a recommendation letter now for one of my many students who have asked me to complete this task for them so that they can get a job, get an MFA…
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Jewish True Tales by Larry Epstein
I'm celebrating this first day of Hanukkah by launching a new project called Jewish True Tales with stories about Jewish life. The first post has anecdotes about Einstein, Emma Lazarus, and Leslie Howard (above),…
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The Noah’s Ark Theory of Revision (by Erika Meitner)
I am currently sitting on my couch with a bag of frozen peas on my foot, as I think I broke my toe on my son's new bed. We finally got a 'big boy…
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This Just in . . . American Poet Elyse Fenton Wins Dylan Thomas Prize
We've just learned that Elyse Fenton has won the prestigious Dylan Thomas prize for her book Clamor. Clamor, which was written in part while Fenton’s husband was deployed as a medic in Baghdad, is the…
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Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus
That once was king…. That will be king again…. Ripeness is all…. …
