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The Dogs are Howling, Allen (by Laura Orem)
An Italian greyhound being “stacked” prior to a going-over by the judge. The 136rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is going on right now at Madison Square Garden. Purebred dogs of all shapes and…
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A Conversation with Ange Mlinko [by Michael Robbins]
To my ear, Ange Mlinko is about the most painstakinglyelegant poet around. Her first two books, Matinées and Starred Wire, are whiz-kid graduates of the New York School. Without seeming derivative, they work the…
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The National Medals of Arts and Humanities: “Dwelling in possibility . . . “
You can catch Rita Dove at 9:29 and John Ashbery at 15:20. Congratulations! How many poems does President Obama quote in his remarks? — sdh
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Jim Tyler’s Poetry Broadsides (by Stacey Harwood)
I have admired Jim Tyler's work ever since David gave me a Tyler broadside of his haunting poem "Dutch Interior." Tyler works quietly at his letterpress in Ithaca, New York. He sets type entirely…
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That Is Not What I Meant at All [by Michael Robbins]
As a graduate student at the University of Chicago, I had to take a seminar to learn how to be a “writing intern” in the Humanities Core. This involved writing fake comments on fake…
