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From Crayons to Perfume
In my classroom, poetry is its own reward Louann Johnson, Dangerous Minds The other night I stayed up well past my bedtime watching “Halls of Anger” (1970) on TCM, a movie that, while also…
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Round 2: Nick Flynn’s Favorite Covers [by Phoebe Putnam]
For today, I asked poet and memoirist Nick Flynn to share his favorite covers with us. Oh so different from Don Share's choices. Whereas Don has chosen classic covers, strong, graphic, architectural, typographical covers…
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Bar Napkin Sonnet # 22 [by Moira Egan]
Today and for the next two days we're pleased to present a trio of Moira Egan's Bar Napkin Sonnets. #22-24. BNS #22-24 appeared in Damiano Abeni's Italian translation in Nuovi Argomenti (Italy) and are…
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Farewell to Merce Cunningham [Letter from Madrid by Kathleen Heil]
I woke up this morning to news that Merce Cunningham died Sunday evening in his home in Manhattan. I finally saw his company perform for the first time this Spring in Madrid. It was…
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“An Ocean of Calamine Lotion” [by Laura Orem]
Oy vey – for the second time this summer, I've got poison ivy. Don't worry, I won't share pictures of the rash. Unfortunately, it's a hazard of working outside, and somewhere on these almost…
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Don Scare’s Favorite Covers [by Phoebe Putnam]
We begin with Don Shake, poet and Senior Editor of Poetry, who will start us off this week on cover design. Having been asked for his top three ("Only three? how difficult!") Don considered…
