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In the NYRB – Mark Strand: Living Gorgeously [by Charles Simic]
The poet Mark Strand at 192 Books in Manhattan, July 11, 2012 Splash News/Corbis Mark Strand, who died in November at the age of eighty after a long battle with cancer, is the first among…
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“The Weave” [by Daryl Sznyter]
On my usual walk to classthere is this woman walking in front of me,sun warping the bedazzled cross on her shirt.All rail legs and cheekbones, she could be a model.She is yapping on her…
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“The Weave” [by Daryl Sznyter]
On my usual walk to classthere is this woman walking in front of me,sun warping the bedazzled cross on her shirt.All rail legs and cheekbones, she could be a model.She is yapping on her…
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The Inquisitive Eater: What’s Cooking Diego (Velázquez)? [by Stacey Harwood]
Diego Velázquez, An Old Woman Cooking Eggs. 1618, Scottish National Gallery. Edinburg. © Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland A Masterpiece in Texture and Culinary History Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) was in his late…
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The Inquisitive Eater: What’s Cooking Diego (Velázquez)? [by Stacey Harwood]
Diego Velázquez, An Old Woman Cooking Eggs. 1618, Scottish National Gallery. Edinburg. © Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland A Masterpiece in Texture and Culinary History Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) was in his late…
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Why Language Matters [by Bob Holman]
Language Matters with Bob Holman is now available to stream on PBS Video. There’s a new Language Movement in town. I remember when Charles and Bruce began publishing L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E, how their writing made me…
