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“I hadn’t expected so intense a pleasure . . . ” [by Edwin Denby]
looking at New York again, in the high white February sunlight, the childishly euphoric climate; looking down Second Avenue, where herds of vehicles go charging one way all day long disappearing into the sky…
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Wednesdays with Denise [by Denise Duhamel]
For my first post, Iād like to highlight Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast which began in December of 2021. The hosts, James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith, offer insightful, hilarious, dishy (or…
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The Eastern Forest [Susan Brind Morrow]
The horns of a deer are still soft in SeptemberAn owls face is mostly ear Fire in the trees at the end of winterWhen red tongues of color run under their skin…
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The Mets are in the post season [by Greg Pattenaude]
On Monday evening in Milwaukee, the Mets defeated the Brewers 7-2 and with the victory, guaranteed their first post season appearance in six years. Max Scherzer, returning from the Injured List, was brilliant, retiring…
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“Affirmation” [by Donald Hall]
The late Donald Hall pictured here with his wife, Jane Kenyon Donald Hall was born on this day in 1928. As guest editor of The Best American Poetry 1989 — the second volume in…
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Light in the desert articulates things very strongly . . . [by Susan Brind Morrow]
LightThere is a clarity of light in the desert that articulates things very strongly. It changes from moment to moment, and with it the colors change, the colors and tones of the shadows and…
