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For the Love of Teaching [by Victoria C. Rowan]
Most of my favorite poets also teach and I think that teacher's enjoyment of performing for and connecting with strangers communicates to the reader through the page. Of the many hilarious poems about the…
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“The Dylan Watch” (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
In a recent comment, David Lehman asked about Dylan's relationship with Archibald MacLeish. In Chronicles, his autobiography, Dylan reported that he had just returned from his father's funeral when he found a letter from…
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Parting Gifts [by Victoria C. Rowan]
My family is a major gift-giving family. Each one of us has secret drawers and darkest closet corners where we stash presents months in advance for birthdays and holidays. When I first started doing…
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Early Morning Cartoons [by Victoria C. Rowan]
Once my friends and I grew out of nursery rhymes and could read for ourselves, Shel Silverstein was our bard of choice. Nobody GOT us–and our loathing of chores like taking out the garbage–like…
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Poetry & Meditation [by Victoria C. Rowan]
"Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry." ~ Muriel Rukeyser Whether my clients want to focus on their writing or their lives, they are seeking my support in creating something new, be it a new…
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The Workaholic at 51st & Fifth [by Victoria C. Rowan]
The Workaholic at 51st & Fifth [Atlas faces off St. Patrick] Square toes support his epic thighs, bronzed bulges of Art Deco,brows crinkled into parabolic furrows,he fixates on the cracks in the sidewalk,with wordless…
