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“The Complete History of the Boy” [by David Lehman]
"The Complete History of the Boy" is the poetry feature of the month on the The Common out of Amherst, Mass.,ably edited by the poet John Hennessy Here is part one of the poem:…
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“Twas the Night before Christmas” [poem by Clement Clarke Moore. Reading by Louis Armstrong]
Merry Christmas to one and all. — sdl
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On Poetry and Tennis [by Kate Daniels]
John Crowe Ransom] has a wonderful line: what a poet must have in the right order is the head, the heart, and the…
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Permission to Fail [by Lera Auerbach]
Hidden Room • Ink on Paper by Lera Auerbach When you struggle to survive, there is simplicity in perspective: You take one breath. Then another. You take one step. Then another. You learn how…
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“That’s What I Thought” [by Mitch Sisskind]
Everybody has a tragic storyAnd I have one of those too. Would you like to hear it For a couple of hours on an Economy class flight to LA?Haha that’s what I thought! Or let’s talk about…
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Tom Disch: “God’s Big Giveaway!”
On July 1, 2008, at 8:27 in the morning, Tom Disch posted this entry under the heading "God's Big Giveaway!" on his "live journal" blog. Under-appreciated to this day, this outstanding poet and writer…
