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“Deep Denim” [by Star Black]
We both probably own too much property.We could shed some snow. The windowpanesare short of breath. Girls with long braidswho steal souls have left the night shift and the seagull tavern’s dartboard is bereft;the…
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Voices, Verses, Vodka – David Lehman reading at the Russian Samovar (245 W 52nd Street), May 23, 2010, 6:00 PM Free
Join David Lehman as he reads poems from Yeshiva Boys, his latest collection,and prose from his book, A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs. The Russian Samovar – home of the world's greatest menu of…
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Much Depends on Dinner: Cooking with Carly Sachs
I first met Carly when I attended a reading of hers at the Cornelia Street Cafe. She was just beginning her graduate studies in New York City. Over the years, I've followed her career…
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Metaphors of Craft, by Sandra Beasley
Once, a friend was giving me feedback on a poem that would appear in my first collection, Theories of Falling. He had concerns about the leaps of narrative that my draft was making, the…
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Springtime with Alpacas (by Laura Orem)
What did you do last Wednesday? I helped to shear 69 alpacas. Rick and I have been talking about getting a couple of alpacas for several years. Alpacas, in case you didn't know, are…
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Make It Out to “Posterity,” by Sandra Beasley
This past Sunday, I read to about 70 people at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC. I couldn't have asked for a better audience: friends, poetry lovers, old high school English teachers, former bosses, and…
