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Freud Quiz # 30: The Freudian Slap [by David Lehman]
A Freudian slip is (a) A courteous form letter from the New Yorker declining to print your latest effort “despite its obvious merit.”(b) A patch of a woman’s white slip strategically exposed beneath her…
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Occupy Le Poisson Rouge — By Earle Hitchner, Guest Blogger Oct. 23-29
It’s sold out, but figure out a way to get in. Last night was so crushingly crowded that you could barely move in your seat—if you were lucky enough to find one. Standing room…
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BAP 2011 Comics continued (Major Jackson) by Nin Andrews
Read the complete poem here.
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Philosophy for English Army Majors
Philosophy 101, Spring 2012, 4 credits. Professor Koeningsberg.Authors include God, the Greeks, Dante, and World War II. Shotgun formation, man in motion, play action pass and quarterback sneak are among the options examined in…
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An Able E, An A Belly, Hannibal Lee, A Napoli [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dearest Bleaders, How's the ol clacker clangin? I've been writing, for some time now, soundalikes to some of my favorite poems. They're all in my new manuscript (third book if I can figure out…
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Matthew Arnold, David DeLaura, and Maureen Corrigan — By Earle Hitchner
“Literature in a hurry”: that’s how Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), perhaps best known for his poem “Dover Beach,” once defined my profession, journalism. Arnold died in the city where John Lennon, who appears in my…
