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Real Life Poetry Top Five [by Michael Robbins]
(1) John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead. Years go by, perfectly good records are released that you like and listen to a lot, then something like Supreme Clientele or Arular comes along, and you realize everyone…
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Fuck Them [by Michael Robbins]
Most of the poets I know are atheists. Hell, most of the people I know are atheists. Given that only 1.6 percent of Americans self-identify as "atheists," I conclude that I live in a…
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Eye on I
Television host Johnny Carson once challenged a guest to speak for five minutes without using "I." He and his guest sat in silence for what seemed like a long time (since it was TV,…
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A Conversation with Anthony Madrid [by Michael Robbins]
I first heard of Anthony Madrid when we were on the same "local poets" bill at the University of Chicago in May of 2009. I read before he did. When I got to a…
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Poem Not to Be Read at Your Wedding by Beth Ann Fennelly
You ask me for a poem about love in place of a wedding present, trying to save me money. For three nights I've lain under the glow-in-the-dark-stars I've stuck to the ceiling over my…
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Michael Robbins, Guest Blogger February 12-18
This week we welcome Michael Robbins as our guest blogger. Michael’s first book of poems, Alien vs. Predator, will be published by Penguin in March 2012. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker,…
