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“January 1, 2009” (by Mitch Sisskind)
Browsing through Tristam ShandyFor the first time, Johnson remarked,“Much here, sir, is very strange andNothing strange lasts.” Yet have I Not lasted? Am I not very strange? (My name is Shtunky Shtunkonopoulous.) Here one…
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Bits and Bobs for the New Year
Master of Design candidate Jiyeon Song has created this interactive pavilion out of little more than perforated panels. The specific arrangements of the perforations reveal different shadow-poems according to the solar calendar: a theme…
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“They Asked Me to Edit The Best American Poetry 2008, And. . .” [by Todd Boss]
They Asked Me to Edit The Best American Poetry 2008, and of Course I Said Yes,Though the Pay Was… Anyway, obviously, it never came to pass, since by some snafu their #2 choice, Chuck…
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Dorothy Parker’s New Year resolutions [by Jenny Factor]
Got a New Years' Resolution? Here's what poet Dorothy Parker* might have to say… Observation If I don't drive around the park, I'm pretty sure to make my mark.If I'm in bed each night…
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Where the Wilde Things Are
The epigraph of Harry Mathews's novel Cigarettes (1987) comes from Oscar Wilde: << "Let me tell you a story on the subject," said the Linnet. "Is the story about me?" asked the Waterrat. "If so,…
