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“Strike into it Unasked” [poem by Gjertrud Schnackenberg]
"Strike Into It Unasked" [by Gjertrud Schnackenberg above and below left; below right, Gerard Manley Hopkins] Poetry’s “impulse, like electricity, crossing the space, leaves its signature.” …
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Monday Comics [by Nin Andrews]
from the archive; first posted October 21, 2103.
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Valencia Robin: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
____________________________________________________________________ Milwaukee, 1968Say it loud! I’m black and I’m proud —James Brown I was there the day…
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The Conqueror Worm [poem by Edgar Allen Poe]
Who better to usher in Halloween than Edgar Allan Poe, the master of horror, suspense, and the macabre. Does your lifelong fear of being buried alive originate with Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”? Do…
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“Being among the best. . .” [by Susan Mitchell]
I have hesitated to post a personal joy amid so much tragedy and horror—but that said: I am thrilled and honored to have a poem, “Chopin In Palma,” in The Best American Poetry 2023.…
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Nov 2, 2023, at 7:30 PM: The Best American Poetry 2023 launch reading
The Best American Poetry 2023 launch reading will take place via ZOOM on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 7:30. Elaine Equi (left), who edited the volume, will moderate. These are the poets who…
