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Susan Brind Morrow Guest Author September 19-23
Susan Brind Morrow is an author and poet who has written extensively on language and metaphor drawn from the natural world. Morrow studied Greek, Latin, Arabic and hieroglyphic texts as an undergraduate and graduate…
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“Jack Benny’s Violin” [by James Cummins and David Lehman]
Jack Benny’s Violin I have always wanted to write a poem called Jack Benny’s violin.How often have I begun a poem with that title.At a key moment a mugger intercepts our man in sinwith…
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“Jack Benny’s Violin” [by James Cummins and David Lehman]
Jack Benny’s Violin I have always wanted to write a poem called Jack Benny’s violin.How often have I begun a poem with that title.At a key moment a mugger intercepts our man in sinwith…
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When Insults Had Class [by Terence Winch]
With thanks to Terence Winch, here are some well-turned insults from back in the day before the era of the ubiquitous four-letter word. Lady Astor: "If you were my husband I'd give you poison."Churchill:…
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When Insults Had Class [by Terence Winch]
With thanks to Terence Winch, here are some well-turned insults from back in the day before the era of the ubiquitous four-letter word. Lady Astor: "If you were my husband I'd give you poison."Churchill:…
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from “Duke Rhino,” a work in progress [by Mitch Sisskind]
Louie Balin When my nephew Norb Berlowitz was drafted into the army, Norb’s younger brother Seymour enrolled…
