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Significant Mother (by Joy Katz)
George Oppen: Significant Father? Did George Oppen renounce poetry for 25 years for the sake of fatherhood? Apparently. At least in part. Oppen's hiatus is better known for its political impetus. ("There are situations…
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“Opportunity” by Edward Rowland Sill
New York State Governor Paterson prefaced his State of the State address today by reciting this poem, by Edward Rowland Sill (April 29, 1841 – February 27, 1887). Paterson went on to compare the state’s…
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Bird on a Cool Toy Truck, Dickinson, Nonsense [Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Bleaders, I should just post a poem and get back to my backlog, but I miss you and wanted to chat. Oy, the backlog, huh? Gets to be a log on your back. Could…
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Happy Birthday, Anne Lehman (born January 7, 1915)
The brain has chamberson different floorsa warren of officesupstairs a librarya wine cellar belowbut the soul is simplelike a mother whopacks your lunchboxand you walk homewearing the raincoatshe made you takethough it is sunny…
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Capsule Criticism: Candid, Crafted, Cinematic and Clever (2c or not 2c)
Movie Critic Halle Berry’sdingleberriescommand the heightson eBay sites. Tom Cruise,the “Ur” of “lose,”“clears” his nein mindwith his mein whine. Gwyneth Paltrow,her subtle altoand pretty bum,lifts up my thumb. — Jim Cummins
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A Meditation on Mud (by Laura Orem)
This time of year, I'm preoccupied with mud. It hasn't gotten cold enough to really freeze the ground, but all the greenery is long gone. So, adding in animals with hooves, what you end…
