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“Misunderstood Ghazal” [by Denise Duhamel and Julie Marie Wade]
Simone de Beauvoir asked “What is a woman?” in The Second Sex, and Sojourner Truth asked “Ain’t I a woman?” Before cybersex, we had touchtone phone sex; before that, suggestive telegrams. Before we said…
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“Poem for Basho” [by Ed Ochester]
Poem for Basho If I am timorous andhesitant to intrudeon your privacy, forgive me, for thoughevery poet in New Yorkhas written a poem to you it is different herewhere one farm does not wishto…
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Who Wrote It? [A multiple-choice quiz]
I am not of those miserable malesWho sniff at vice, and, daring not to snap,Do therefore hope for heaven. I take the hapOf all my deeds. The wind that fills my sails,Propels; but I…
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Brendan Behan Remembered [by Terence Winch]
There’s a picture of Brendan Behan standing outside the Dublin Zoo with a bemused look on his face and a large snake curled around his neck. The photo reveals much about Brendan, who died…
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Stay Thirsty: the new issue, with articles on Cary Grant, American popular song, Bascove and more
The new issue of Stay Thirsty, edited by Dusty Sang, is here, with articles on Cary Grant, Bascove's bridges, April Gornik, Stephanie Chase, much more. https://staythirstymagazine.blogspot.com/ https://staythirstymagazine.blogspot.com/p/fine-romance-lehman.html https://staythirstymagazine.blogspot.com/p/nicca-ray-nicholas-ray.htmlhttps://staythirstymagazine.blogspot.com/p/april-gornik-paintings.htmlhttps://staythirstymagazine.blogspot.com/p/eyman-cary-grant.html https://staythirstymagazine.blogspot.com/p/bascove-kiosk-bridges.html STAY THIRSTY: How…
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“Darkness” [by Lord Byron]
I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind…
