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The Greatest Blurbs of All Time
Alexandra Mendez-Diez suggests that we run an unofficial contest for the greatest blurbs of all time. She nominates these from the first page of Anger (Riverhead, 2001): <<< Praise for Thich Nhat Hanh "He…
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“So Many Literalists” (by Molly Arden)
So Many Literalists There are so many literalists out there instead of "literalists of the imagination" (Marianne Moore).I went out with one of them last night.He looked at me and saw a pair of…
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Bob Dylan [by Bill Hayward]
Here is one of Bill Hayward’s photos of Bob Dylan. You know something’s happening but you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?
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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow (Eleanor Goodman)
To my taste, no poet in any language (not even Shakespeare) knew the bittersweet pleasure of being alone better than the mid-Tang poet Wang Wei 王维 (701-761). By way of a goodbye, I’d like…
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“The Bob Dylan Watch” (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
THE BOB DYLAN WATCH by Lawrence J. Epstein This is my first post as a guest blogger. I’ll be writing regularly about recent and new material about Bob Dylan. With all the renewed interest…
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Welcome, LJE
Starting today, Lawrence J. Epstein will file periodic reports on Bob Dylan. Larry writes about American culture and Jewish life. His most recent books include The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in…
