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One potato, two potato: Elizabeth David’s lament . . .
Union Square Farmers Market 11/7/2011. photo by Alice Lee Seeing the marvelous display of potatoes pictured above reminded me of this remarkable sentence, by Elizabeth David: For the thousandth time, why, why, why, I…
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Miranda Field, Mark Wunderlich + Star Black at KGB Bar
Tonight! November 7 Hosted by Megin Jimenez and Matthew Yeager Reading starts at 7:30pm Admission is FREE www.KgbBar.com 85 East 4th Street Star Black is a poet, photographer, and collage artist living and working…
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This Wednesday in New York – Writing from Inside: Fundraiser to support the PEN Prison Writing Program
Best American Poetry 2011 contributor Cara Benson writes to spread the word about the Pen Prison Writing program fundraiser. Read Cara's moving post about her experience teaching poetry in prison here. Even if you…
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Another Day of Bitchin’ With Nin, by Nicole Santalucia
What can I say? A bitch is like a liar who finally gets to the truth and then hides it. If the truth is desirable for the poet who is after some form of…
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Bitching with Nicole by Nin Andrews, Guest Blogger, Nov. 6-12
Bitching with Nicole is one of my favorite pastimes. I know, that sounds odd. How can I explain this? Maybe a story will help. A story about the day the bitching began. It was…
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Nin Andrews and Nicole Santalucia, Guest Bloggers November 6-12
This week we welcome Nin Andrews and Nicole Santalucia as our guest bloggers. Nin Andrews’ poems and stories have appeared in many literary journals and anthologies includingPloughshares, The Paris Review, Best American Poetry (1997,…
