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  • On Meditation [by Victoria Kelly]

    October 5, 2015

    Much has been said on the frenetic pace of modern life, and its consequences. Writers have been glorifying the wonders of simplicity for hundreds of years: “Let your affairs be as two or three,…

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  • Plutonium, Percocet and Nudists: The Best American Poetry 2015 Launch [by Sam O’Hana]

    October 4, 2015

    David Lehman introduces the Best American Poetry 2015 launch reading to a full house at the New School on September 24. photo (c) Gabriel Don The publication was a ‘maelstrom’ whipped up by a…

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  • Latina/o Poets on Liminal Spaces [by Natalie Scenters-Zapico]

    October 4, 2015

       When my mother was pregnant with me her constant fear was that I wouldn’t understand her heavy accent, that I wouldn’t speak Spanish, and that we would be forever disconnected at the moment…

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  • Introducing Latina/o Poets in Liminal Spaces [by Natalie Scenters-Zapico]

    October 3, 2015

    Beginning Sunday, October 4, and continuing on Sundays for the next several weeks, Natalie Scenters-Zapico will be writing about Latina/o poets in liminal spaces. Natalie is from the sister cities of El Paso, Texas,…

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  • ICYMI: Deborah Landau and David Lehman reading at KGB [by Sam O’Hana]

    October 2, 2015

    Poets David Lehman and Deborah Landau read at the KGB Bar in New York, September 21st, 2015. Photo Credits: Sarah Shatz, Larryfishkorn (flickr)

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  • POETRY CONTINUES TO SAVE MY LIFE: Michael Lally on the BAP 2015 Launch Reading

    October 1, 2015

    Poets take the stage for the September 24 launch reading of the Best American Poetry 2015.Photo (c) Gabriel Don   It's been a hectic few weeks, with the usual challenges and some new ones…

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