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Psst…Poetry Brothel Tonight [rogue post by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, What did we really learn from Eliot? I mean, we learned a tome, but all of it was wrong. So what singular gem that holds up did he leave us embroidered in…
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Reb Livingston Presents a Poem by Shane McCrae
In No Place And we divorced in any anyhow / But sudden anyhow but hurry we / Divorced in sudden hurry the affair / Become the main thing don't want to…
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Is Designing for Poetry Like Dancing for Architecture? VI Charlie Orr—guest blogger
On Wednesday's post I said that the name Shanna Compton would be coming up a lot in my posts. I went back and counted, and there have been a total of 16 mentions including…
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“Deep Denim” [by Star Black]
We both probably own too much property.We could shed some snow. The windowpanesare short of breath. Girls with long braidswho steal souls have left the night shift and the seagull tavern’s dartboard is bereft;the…
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Voices, Verses, Vodka – David Lehman reading at the Russian Samovar (245 W 52nd Street), May 23, 2010, 6:00 PM Free
Join David Lehman as he reads poems from Yeshiva Boys, his latest collection,and prose from his book, A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs. The Russian Samovar – home of the world's greatest menu of…
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Much Depends on Dinner: Cooking with Carly Sachs
I first met Carly when I attended a reading of hers at the Cornelia Street Cafe. She was just beginning her graduate studies in New York City. Over the years, I've followed her career…
