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A Conversation with L. Lamar Wilson [by Abdul Ali]
Abdul Ali: I'd like to know how the process of writing your first book and receiving the kind of recognition you did either helped or intimidated you to begin work on something new? L.…
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RAY DIPALMA R.I.P [by Michael Lally]
This is me and Ray sometime in the 1960s I believe…we first met at the University of Iowa when I arrived there after four years in the military to try and get into their…
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“The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski
your life is your lifedon’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.be on the watch.there are ways out.there is light somewhere.it may not be much light butit beats the darkness.be on the watch.the gods…
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“Do Not Be a Gentleman When You Say Goodnight” [by Mitch Sisskind]
Just like clockwork, I publish a book about every 25 years. I'm proud to say this new book includes an Afterword by BAP series editor David Lehman and an Introduction by 2010 BAP…
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Dorothy Parker’s “News Item” by Nin Andrews
Sometimes I think reading Dorothy Parker is like reading a witty love-advice columnist. There is also this poem: Unfortunate Coincidence By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing, And he…