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Sharon Mesmer, Guest Blogger June 7-21
Sharon Mesmer's 2008 poetry collections are Annoying Diabetic Bitch (Combo Books) and The Virgin Formica (Hanging Loose). Her work, along with the work of other flarf collective poets, will appear in the July/August issue of…
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Two More Covers by Darragh Park
James Schuyler's novels "Alfred and Guinevere" and "What's for Dinner?" were reprinted as NYRB Classics by New York Review Books. In each case, the cover art is by Darragh Park Thanks, Sara.— DL
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Why did the Generalissimo…
…shoot the pigeon? Because he was staging a coo. And why did the Generalissimo shoot the clock twice? Because it was staging a cuckoo. Why did he shoot his German wife, from whom…
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Arm Wrestling, Baudelaire, Hamburger, McLuhan [by Matthew Yeager]
Apologies for my lack of a post yesterday; Iām writing this afternoon from Long Beach Island, an 18 mi long, quarter mile wide toothpick of an island off the coast of Jersey. LBI is…
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“Her Defense” [by Anna Guzon]
Her Defense Did I pin downyour wrists? Did Idrive this red fruitdown your sweet throat?Did I eye youboldly until you blushed?Was your wholesome heartmade unwholesome by me?Sweet man, so helplessbeneath my witchy spell.You let…
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“Happy Belmont Day!” from Laura Orem
Okay, okay, I'm know I'm being a total blog hog this week, but this was too perfect for today – the Belmont runs this afternoon. Will it be the filly, Rachel Alexandra? Or the…
