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Film Still Series – Intimacies #6 [by Bill Hayward]
From the forthcoming film by Bill Hayward, Asphalt, Muscle and Bone, about a man at risk, the persistence of imagination and the impossibility of love. Produced by Bill Hayward and Anna Elman. See more…
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“The Poets March on Washington” [by James Cummins]
The Poets March On Washington What do we want? Immortality! When do we want it? Now! What do we want? Immortality! When do we want it? Now! What do we want? Immortality! When do…
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Walter Neff’s Last Words
In honor of Larry Goldstein, who writes so well on poetry and the movies, I thought I'd toss out these quick quiz questions: In Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder's 1944 movie based on James M.…
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Elizabeth / this is your life. Get up and look for color [by Laurence Goldstein]
Next week, as we all know, Elizabeth Alexander (left) will read a poem composed for the occasion at the inauguration of Barack Obama. The welcome mat is being extended by communities beyond the…
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“Perfume” [by James Merrill]
Perfume Ticklish no longer With tangibility Nor rooted, crimson, over The worm's inching stupor Little but a spirit Costly and volatile Am I, want of my touch unstoppers Now that you suffer it. —…
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In Your Own Voice: Performing Poetry (by David Yezzi)
A quick plug for a class I'm teaching at the 92nd Street Y beginning in February: It's on reading poetry–your own and others'–aloud to an audience (very useful for poets and public speakers). Here's the…
