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  • When Bad Lines Happen to Good Poems [by Laurence Goldstein]

    September 14, 2022

    (Ed note: David Lehman's Bad Line Contest post of September 2 reminded me of this earlier post by Laurence Goldstein. Follow this link to read the many comments on the post when it ran…

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  • Ethelbert Miller Reviews “The Best American Poetry 2022”

    September 13, 2022

    Read it here https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/best-american-poetry-2022 and for a foretaste, here are a few paragraphs from Ethelbert's review: << In the opening paragraph of his introduction Matthew Zapruder tells us what’s coming before we place our order. “If…

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  • Zoom! BAP 2022 Launch Reading on Thursday, September 15

    September 13, 2022

    Also featuring Major Jackson, Camille Dungy, Jake Skeets, Dara Barrois/Dixon, Shangyang Fang, Brionne Janae — and surprises! Dara Barrois/Dixon Camille Dungy Shangyang Fang Major Jackson Breezy Janae Ada Limón Yesenia Montilla Cynthia Parker-Ohene Matt…

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  • John Cage (1912-1992) [by Lewis Saul]

    September 13, 2022

    In July 1973, I got a call from my high school alma mater — The Interlochen Arts Academy — inviting me to join other recent Composition Major graduates for a symposium with John Cage.…

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  • Cie Les Orpailleurs: practicing the dangerous art of thought in muscle & blood, skin and bone

    September 12, 2022

    “Failles”, Jean-Christophe Bleton, Laurence Bertagnol: Dance for all. Photo: Patrick Girard © couleursurlaville Through their dance troupe cie Les Orpailleurs (“Gold-Panners”), Jean-Christophe Bleton and Laurence Bertagnol run an annual open dance program called Groupe…

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  • Sommer Browning: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]

    September 11, 2022

                            ________________________________________________________________________ Great Things from the Department of Transportation   My mother desires to track my location on her phone. My mother announces…

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