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Against Dismissal: Toward a Curiosity Aesthetic [by Marty McConnell]
A story: I entered an MFA program knowing two things for sure: I loved poetry, and I couldn’t stand Emily Dickinson. Admittedly, my exposure to Emily Dickinson’s work was limited to say the least,…
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The Only Way to Stop the Ascot-Graspers, or: Unacknowledged Privilege Makes Poetry Matter Less [by Marty McConnell]
Given: We cannot write outside our time. We are invariably and inextricably in and of the times in which we live. Given: The expansiveness with which we define “our times” and the ways in…
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“Ides of March Madness” [by James Cummins]
I help you store the “Number One”foam fingers in their box;and clean the grease of hot dog stands;and check the many locks; and help you stack the bleachers up,douse house lights in the gym, …
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Marty McConnell, Guest Author April 6-10
This week we welcome Marty McConnell as our guest author. Marty lives in Chicago, Illinois, where she coaches individuals and groups toward building thriving, sustainable lives and organizations. An MFA graduate of Sarah Lawrence College…
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I’m Not Lost; I’m Exploring [ by Charles Coe]
I have a confession to make. I just ended a long-time relationship. I changed the voice in my GPS. For years, Ms. Cupstacker was the ghost in my machine. Ms. Cupstacker is the high…
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Introducing Scottish poets 10: Niall Campbell [by Robyn Marsack]
The Letter Always Arrives at its Destination Then I wrote often to the sea,to its sunk rope and its salt bed,to the large weed mass lipping the bay. The small glass bottles would be…
