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Isaac Babel’s essential fictions––and poetry? [By Val Vinokur]
Babel on a stud farm. The event that occasions my guest bloggery for BAP is the recent publication of my annotated translation of seventy-two stories by Isaac…
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“Gina Lollobrigida” [by Mitch Sisskind]
I called her Gina Lollobrigida,I saw her on the street, I said, ‘Hey, Gina Lollobrigida.” She said, ‘Who is Gina Lollobrigida?’ I said, ‘She is Gina Lollobrigida.’ She said,‘Okay, I will Google her. — Mitch Sisskind (11…
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Advance Copies Available at MLA18: “Next Line, Please”
The best of the popular American Scholar weekly contest gathered in one book: Hey, #mla18 attendees: A free advance reading copy of NEXT LINE, PLEASE: PROMPTS TO INSPIRE POETS AND WRITERS edited by David…
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“I know how valuable my time is and I plan to never ever get a job again” [Joe Brainard, from an essay by Ron Padgett]
(Ed note: Last summer, Ron Padgett allerted us to his wonderful essay about his great friend the poet and artist Joe Brainard. I'm posting an excerpt below with a link to the full piece.…
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Creativity Rules: Constraints and Freedoms [Amy Lemmon]
REDACTED by Bri Hermanson Happy 2018, friends in BAP-land! Like many of you, I'm sure, I have resolved to create more in 2018. For me that means going back to time-tested tools like morning pages,…
