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Haiku Exchange between two Davids on Jan 11, 2003 [Shapiro and Lehman]
Ed. note: An exchange of e-mails on January 2, 2003, prompted David Shapiro to suggest to David Lehman that the two Davids "link haiku" for a year. They more modestly sustained their haiku exchange…
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A protective blanket of words [by Lera Auerbach]
Arctic Dreams – Photo Credit: Lera Auerbach (1) I learned that a friend of mine was going through a tough time. His mother died, and he had debilitating neck pain. He needed to…
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M.L. Smoker: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_________________________________________________ Borrowing Blue I’m not the painter here. I leave that to you, but blueis the color of my…
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Poets’ Jeopardy [by Mindy Aloff]
Prima ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, who inspired Frank O'Hara's "Ode to Tanaquil Le Clercq," pictured here with Corrado Cagli, Vittorio Rieti, and George Balanchine, (photo © Irving Penn). Special Edition: Poetry and the Dance…
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“A Woe of Ecstasy” [by Emily Dickinson]
"A woe of ecstasy" — Emily Dickinson's phrase. Run with it.
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The Arson Prevention Program [by Shanna Compton]
It is exceedingly difficultto come to termswith the facts—someone you loveis redacted The river continuesas though no onewere missing The country moves towardviolet abutments ever adjacentto the idea weonce had of ourselvesredacted You must…
