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Next Line, Please: The Prophecy Merlin Shall Make [by Virginia Valenzuela]
It is a real pleasure to see the buzz form around the publication of Next Line, Please: Prompts to Inspire Poets and Writers. So much talent and so many good poems are to be found there,…
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Doris Day, “before she was a virgin”: happy birthday to a great big-band singer
On April 3, let's celebrate Doris Day, a very great singer.
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The People Dylan Left Behind (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Bobby Zimmerman knew at an early age that he was bound for musical glory. The pain in his soul could be managed whenever he held a guitar. And he knew his connection to the…
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James Franco and David Lehman to Host Reality TV: America’s Next Top Poet [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]
Fox network announced today that it will headline its fall programming with "America's Next Top Bard." In the pilot, contestants are asked to memorize and recite a soliloquy from Hamlet, to write a bad…
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Catullus # 53 translated by Molly Arden
Listening to the learned Calvus castigate, with many an oratorical flourish, the demagogue Vatinius, a man in the crowd lifted his hands in astonishment, and said, "God, that little prick can talk!" — translated…
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Tom Selleck to Run for Governor of NY [by Walter Carey]
The Hollywood press was stunned to learn last night that Tom Selleck, who plays police commish Frank Reagan in CBS's hit drama "Blue Bloods," will be running in the Republican primary to earn…
