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Happy Birthday, Al Jolson (b. 26 March 1886)
(SPOKEN)Mammy… My little Mammy. The sun shines east– the sun shines west– I know where– the sun shines best! It's on my Mammy I'm talkin' about, nobody else's! (SUNG) My little Mammy, My heartstrings…
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John Koethe at the New School [by Liz Howort]
Proust was in the air Tuesday night (3/ 23/ 10) as the distinguished philosopher and poet John Koethe read from his new collection, Ninety-Fifth Street. The book is defined by “memory poems,” which explore…
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Poetry Hi-Jinx in West Chester PA (by Laura Orem)
Here's a cool way to spend a Wednesday evening: attend a poetry reading by our own Jill Alexander Essbaum! Last night, I drove out to West Chester to hear Jill and poet Ernest Hilbert…
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Why everything is going to be OK. [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, I’m supposed to be cleaning! I was given a specific task: straighten up the kid’s bookshelves for Jessie’s birthday party this weekend. But then my husband, who suggested this task, took the…
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This Week (March 21 -27)
We don't have a guest blogger this week so we'll be using this space for updates and random news. If there's something you think is worth mentioning, well, that's what the comment field is…
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I Love Men by Shanna Compton
My boyfriends are infinitely corruptible by my attacks of maw.And my husband loves my big mouth. My sons lick to the extremethe curves the frills got.My sons are practically all tongue. I love and…
