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A Great Larkin Story (Not Mine)
David Yezzi's post and David Lehman's comment following bring up the basic issues all Larkin lovers (I don't think there ARE any Larkin haters, except maybe Czeslaw Milosz) mull over frequently. When you read Andrew Motion's…
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Darragh Park
Word has reached us that the painter Darragh Park has died. His body was discovered this morning in his Bridgehampton studio by a housekeeper. Park painted landscapes — and city streets — with the…
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Larkin in the TLS (by David Yezzi)
If you are a Philip Larkin fan and you haven't yet seen the April 3rd issue of the TLS, then you are in for a treat. There is an amazing behind-the-scenes account by John…
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Steady, Steady [Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dearest bleaders, A poem, for your contemplation. It is by I. First published in Columbia Magazine, I’m gonna say 2006. By the way, isn’t spring sproinging champically? love,Jennifer Steady, Steady I believe you can…
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“The Dylan Watch” (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Bob Dylan is on what must seem to him to be be an ever-quickening nonstop journey to his next birthday. He'll be 68 on May 24th. Such an age might prompt him to consider…
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“Seven Analogies” [by Kate Angus]
Seven Analogies 1. FinancesLiken me to a helium balloon untethered and my debtthe vast blue sky into which Iām rising. Small down below, the child waving is solvency. 2. AffectionTry to be both transparent…
