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“Poetry Bailout Will Restore Confidence” [by Charles Bernstein}
Posted today on Harper's:<<<From a statement read at an event marking the release of Best American Poetry 2008, held last night at The New School, in New York City. David Lehman is the series…
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The Beautiful American Word, Sure [by Don Share]
There's no way I'm going to let my week here go by without mentioning one of the best American poems by one of the best American poets, Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966). I identify myself mystically…
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The Dylan Watch [by Lawrence J. Epstein]
On May 15, 1871, fifteen-year-old Arthur Rimbaud wrote a letter to his friend Paul Demeny. In the letter, Rimbaud spoke of creating new poetic effects by engaging in a "rational disordering of the senses."…
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BAP 08 at the New School: A Report [by Kate Angus]
Tonight’s Best American Poetry Gala Launch Reading was a rare treat for those who appreciate both outstanding poetry and a tinge of pathetic fallacy. The blustery winds and cold gray skies outside did…
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Catullus #25 [translated by Molly Arden]
Catullus # 25 Thallus, you faggot: softer than the fur on a rabbit, or down of pillow, or flap of ear, or phallus dangling from your old man crotch, festooned with cobwebs, are you,…
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Poem: “When you’ve lost your ATM card…” [by Mitch Sisskind]
When you’ve lost your ATM card – That sudden hopeless sensation, And the fear: what waiter or salesperson Did you hand it to this morning, Or last night, or yesterday afternoon, And like an…
