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Island [by Vincent Katz]
When someone looks at the sea,Not when they are thinking vindictivelyAbout fame and why they didn’t getTheir fair share, how to get back at Someone—then, the mind is free,Momentarily, the human ability toLook and…
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WORKING SPACE: WAITING ROOMS [by Jennifer Clarvoe]
In January, I flew to see the Vija Celmins exhibition at the Met Breuer – the last flight, the last exhibition, as it so happened, of the year. Here's the closest thing to a…
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The Great Hippopotamus (by Mitch Sisskind)
Danny was a unique character having been The youngest prisoner in San Quentin for A period of time during his overall 25 years Of incarceration in Q and in other California Institutions of…
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Here’s to you, Hoagy Carmichael
Photo by Mark Minton in Bloomington, Indiana, special for the BAP blog. And here's Ella with "Skylark," one of the great collaborations between Hoagy and Johnny Mercer.
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Resonating at Random [by Lera Auerbach]
Ink on Paper by Lera Auerbach A tree is never just a tree. Social distancing one could measure. But how distant should one be from oneself? Too distant, and you risk losing yourself…
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“I am Trying to Break Your Heart” [by Kevin Young]
I am hopingto hang your head on my wallin shame— the slightest taxidermythrills me. Fish forever leapingon the living-room wall— paperweights madefrom skulls of small animals.I want to wear your smile on my sleeve&…
