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This just in . . . Rob Casper introduces “From the Catbird Seat”
We were thrilled when Rob Casper was named last year to head the Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress. Rob was an early contributor to this blog, with a series of…
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“On the Cards and Dice” [by Sir Walter Raleigh]
"On the Cards and Dice" is my favorite poem by the redoubtable Sir Walter Raleigh. What I admire most is the sustained metaphorical ingenuity and the slippage in the analogy between games of chance…
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! JAE in the Times!
Best American Poetry's own Jill Alexander Essbaum is featured today in the New York Times' "Learning Network" Blog's post, "Poetry Pairing." Click here to read Jill's wonderful poem "Precipice" and the discussion as the…
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Tom Healy to Chair Fulbright Committee
Tom Healy, poet and contributor to the BAP blog, has been named chairman of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarships Board. Here's an excerpt from the State Department's official announcement: <<<The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB)…
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Julianne Moore as a Famous Work of Art
From Julianne Moore as Famous Works of Art by Marina Galperina: <<< Check out the shots taken by the famous fashion photographer Peter Linderbergh, side-by-side with their original inspirations, as spotted by Museum Nerd. What strikes us isn’t just…
