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Background Music [by Simon Wickham-Smith]
While reading modern Mongolian poetry, what better accompaniment could there be than unusual and unrecognised experimental music? In my life away from Mongolian lit, I am not a poet (far from it) but a…
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Modern Mongolian Literature in Seven Days – Part 1: B Yavuuhulan [by Simon Wickham-Smith]
In 1956, Nikita Krushchev openly and explicitly criticised the record of Josef Stalin and initiated a thaw in Soviet society. Begziin Yavuuhulan (1929-1982) who, at that time, was beginning his career as a poet…
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Ed Ochester Presents a Poem by Malena Morling
"MALENA MÖRLING's poems are low-key, minimalist, utterly unpretentious and yet—how does she do it?—they speak about the central conditions of our lives as few poems do.” —Ed Ochester Happiness How far away is your…
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Otherwise [by Nicole Cooley]
The New Jersey town where I live is beautiful in winter, a season that, because I grew…
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Riddle of the Day # 3 [courtesy Richard Wilbur]
<<Lives in winter,Dies in summer,And grows with its root upwards.>> What is it?
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“High-Fives” [by Ben Mirov]
High-Fives After the competitive frisbee match, we give each other high-fives. The high-fives are meant to signify our celebratory attitudes and reinforce the sense of comradery we feel in the wake of our semi-athletic…
