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W. D. Snodgrass passed away this morning (by David Yezzi)
W. D. Snodgrass passed away this morning in the company of his family. He was 83. On the fortunate (for me) occasions when I was privileged to work with him as an editor,…
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“Cousin Algy” (by Laura Orem)
Over the past few years, like a lot of people, I've been doing genealogical research – mostly on my father's side. I've started working on a series of essays about the search and what…
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Dangerous Glamour [by Laurence Goldstein]
I wrote yesterday about poems that feature a movie star, and the dangerous glamour of such poems in a celebrity culture like our own. These usually elegiac works are always welcome—at least in my…
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Haiku Exchange # 5 (Shapiro and Lehman)
<< Subj: Re: A little cadenza ; and KK; and his strictures on Oulipo Date: 1/12/03 11:17:42 AM Eastern Standard Time The oldest poet:Kenneth jumped in with racquet:Sound of new poems! Kenneth in Cambridge:"Even five…
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The Whittier College graduate. The poet’s President
As a new administration begins in Washington, let's take a quick backward glance at how far we've come. Then: onward!
