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“August in West Hollywood” [by Deborah Landau]
August in West Hollywood All day I watch the neighbor’s boypaint the side of his house. He seems to rest so easily on the ladder rungs,shirtless, lanky-limbed, hips tilting in the sun. In the…
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Cubs versus Dodgers: Game One [by Peter Ferry]
The only post season Cubs game I ever attended was the first one in 1984, after a summer I’d been to nearly half the team’s home games. I spent $75 on…
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puddles and clear skies [Jennifer Michael Hecht]
This is my Jessie, jumping in rain puddles. It is a blue sky over Brooklyn today and as the rain clouds head out to sea cold air from the north is racing in to…
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“The Golden Tour” [by Nin Andrews]
The Golden Tour The poet tells no one about the Golden Nugget. The Golden Nugget, for those who don't know, is a little golden rocket ship that the woman can insert inside herself. Not…
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The Antidote [by Stacey Lehman]
The best thing that can happen when you’re wandering aimlessly around the grocery store wondering what to cook for dinner, feeling dull and stupid after a long day in the office, is to discover…
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Hayden Carruth, Gone at 87
Sad news: Hayden Carruth died on Monday. His work was chosen for the 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1999 volumes of The Best American Poetry, and his poem "Assignment" appeared earlier this year in The…
