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  • “June 11” by David Lehman — in English & Portuguese (trans. Francisco Carvalho)

    June 11, 2021

    11 de Junho Faço anos tenho a barriga vazia Postsdesejo preguiçar na redeir talvez nadar num dia quentecom o trombone de "I've Got YouUnder My Skin" do Sinatrametido na cabeça depois pararpara o almoço uma…

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  • Do you know who composed the theme of Perry Mason? 

    June 10, 2021

    It was Fred Steiner, who died at age 88, at his home in the town of Ajijic in the Mexican state of Jalisco. but let's not overlook, Jerry Goldsmith, who wrote the music for Patton…

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  • Judy Garland: The Road Gets Rougher

    June 10, 2021

    On June 10, 1922, Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, at 6 AM. With her moon in Sagittarius, and her Mercury and Venus in Cancer (her rising sign), the great singer had…

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  • Two Poems by Gig Ryan [Introduced by Thomas Moody]

    June 9, 2021

    Gig Ryan is probably best known for her much anthologised poem “If I Had a Gun,” which has acquired the status of a feminist anthem, as noted by the eminent Australian critic and publisher…

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  • An Interview with Adrienne Su [by Aspen Matis]

    June 8, 2021

    Adrienne Su is the author of five acclaimed poetry collections: Peach State, Living Quarters, Having None of It, Sanctuary, and Middle Kingdom. Her poems appear in many anthologies, including four volumes of The Best American Poetry. A recipient of a…

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  • Emily Dickinson’s “A Bird, came down the walk — “

    June 8, 2021

      A Bird, came down the Walk -  He did not know I saw – He bit an Angle Worm in halves  And ate the fellow, raw,    And then, he drank a Dew…

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