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“Psalm” [by Stanley Moss]
God of paper and writing, God of first and last drafts,God of dislikes, god of everyday occasions—He is not my servant, does not work for tips.Under the dome of the roman Pantheon,God in three…
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Patricia Spears Jones: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
__________________________________________________________________________________ If I Were Rita Hayworth I would hear Spanish first. My father would teach me how to shimmer. My mother…
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“Drunken Winter” [by Joseph Ceravolo]
Oak oak! like like it then cold some wild paddle so sky then; flea you say “geese geese" the boy June of winter of again Oak sky From The Collected Poems of Joseph…
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Theory of the “bise”: why social distancing alone won’t stop a Covid redux in France [by Tracy Danison]
Masked and distanced but pleased to be there. Audience at Ayelin Parolin’s "WEG" dance performance, 12 September 2020, during the Atelier de Paris Indispensable ! festival. Photo © Benoïte Fanton As I write, it…
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Soviet Humor
American reporter: "How's it going?" An engineer in Moscow (circa 1948-1989): "We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us." Preceded by a shrug. Followed by a shot of vodka.…
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Meet the Press: Iniquity Press, Vendetta Books & Big Hammer
Dante Di Stefano: How did Big Hammer and Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books come into being? Dave Roskos: Big Hammer & the press began in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I moved to New Brunswick on July 4,…