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The Origin of “Cops” [by David Lehman]
How did the police acquire the nickname "cops"? 1) It's an acronym for the dread "Committee on Public Safety" that wreaked havoc during the French Revolution. 2) The initial shields worn by uniformed policemen…
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Meet the Press: Karen Schubert in Conversation with Kristen A. Elias Rowley of The Ohio State University Press
The Ohio State University Press KS: I live in northeast Ohio, and a few months ago I attended a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Kent State University Press. The Wick Poetry Center, at…
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Learning to Tell Tales: Memories/Fiction/Geology [by Emily Deming]
“The dust of an eroding planet and the tiny animalcules of the chalk are destined soon or late to entomb us all” – Loren Eisley (Introduction to T.H. Huxley’s On a Piece of Chalk,…
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TBT: Anne and David Lehman with Pat Conroy at the White House, 2003 (by Stacey Harwood-Lehman)
L to R: Anne Lehman, Pat Conroy, David Lehman at the White House, 2003 (photo (c) Stacey Harwood) In 2003, Dana Gioia, then chairman of the NEA, invited David and me to join him…
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Calling All Tattooed Poets: Show Us Your Ink!
Since its inception in 2008, we have cheered on Bill Cohen, one of our favorite bloggers, as he has assembled an array of tattooed poets for Tattoosday's annual tribute to National Poetry Month. We…
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Dispatch from St. John’s: A newly invented residency in a very old place [by Emily Deming]
For the last week I have been, and for the next seven weeks I will be, the Writer in Residence at the 22nd best restaurant in Canada in my adopted home of St. John's, Newfoundland. This…
