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Sneak Peek: The Best American Poetry 2010
From Guest Editor Amy Gerstler's introduction: A word about taste. When I began this yearlong process of, to quote the late great David Foster Wallace, "deciderization," I was determined to do my best to…
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Bloof Books Tour: “Our poets come from lands far, far away…” (Shanna Compton)
"…so please fill this giant bucket with money." —Maureen Thorson, co-host of In Your Ear (pictured below) In the resonant black-box theater space of DC Arts in Washington, Peter Davis & I read poems…
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“Fork On Broken Twig” – John Findura
My father is the kind of guy who sees Bill Cosby do a stand-up routine and comes home absolutely positive that he could do that just as well. He is also the kind of…
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This Just In: Publishers Weekly Reviews BAP 2010
Congratulations all! You can hear some of these very poets tomorrow night at the New School launch reading (66 W 12th Street, NYC. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30) Details here. This year's annual roundup…
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“Simple Twists of Fate” – John Findura
On 12 November, 1944 my grandfather, Alister MacMaster, was Wounded in Action during the Lorraine campaign near the small town of Nancy, France during a push by the 80th Infantry Division of Patton’s 3rd…
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Bloof Books Tour: On ten-hour drives, plus a reading report & interview (Peter Davis)
Saturday, at about 11:00pm, we arrive in Raleigh, after driving from Tallahassee. We dropped off kindred spirit Bruce Covey in Atlanta and off we fled, through the hills, through the stoplights and gas stations,…
