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This Just In . . . Tonight in Seattle: The Best American Poetry Group Reading
7:00 PM Elliot Bay Book Company 1521 Tenth AvenueSeattle, Washington 98122 Telephone: (206) 624-6600Toll-free: 800-962-5311 FREE Come hear these fine Northwest poets whose works were included in recent editions of The Best American Poetry : Sonia…
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The bon mots of Balanchine
George Balanchine (pictured here with Suzanne Farrell) had a mischievous sense of humor that came out at unusual times. Toasting Stravinsky he reminisced, "In Russia, we drink the health of the guy that died."…
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Ave Atque Vale: William Matthews by Diann Blakely
Not until the day he died, 12 November 1997, did I know that Bill Matthews shared the same birthday as my brother. We, like my husband Stanley Booth, are believers. Though Bill was not,…
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Poems about Sons [by Dean Rader]
So, today is my son Gavin's birthday–dude turns 2. Armistice Day seems like an apt holiday for celebrating entrance into the world. An acknowledgment of peace; a remembrance of violence. It's all there. Here's…
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What James Merrill Said to William Matthews
<<< James Merrill told Bill Matthews that his poetic line "limped after iambics" — and Bill got the joke, knowing that "iambic" means, in its Greek original, "to limp." >>>
