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  • Success vs. Poetry [by Abby E. Murray]

    January 14, 2015

    “Compassion and the abandonment of ego are both essential to art: it is easy to spot a poem…that is self-indulgent or brittle with cruel cleverness.” – Karen Armstrong, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life  My…

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  • David Lehman talks poetry with the Doctors on the drDoctor podcast

    January 13, 2015

    Listen to the entire pod cast. David Lehman joins at 40:40

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  • A Poet’s Compassion and Nonviolence [by Abby E. Murray]

    January 13, 2015

    “Don’t tell me what the poets are doing. / Don’t tell me that they’re talking tough.” – from “Poets” by the Tragically Hip  It is impossible (not to mention essentially pointless) to define poetry…

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  • Poetry and Meditation: A Week of Reflections [by Abby E. Murray]

    January 12, 2015

    “Have you murdered anyone in the last day, week, month, year, decade? Probably not. Then don’t worry about it. Give yourself a break. You’re probably a really fine person.” – Natalie Goldberg, Wild Mind…

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  • Abby E. Murray, Guest Author January 12-16

    January 11, 2015

    Klocke Photography This week we welcome Abby E. Murray as our guest author. Abby has moved around the country for the past ten years, working in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, and now New…

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  • Meet the Press: Nin Andrews in Conversation with Caryl Pagel, Editor of Rescue Press

    January 10, 2015

    NA: Tell me about Rescue Press. What makes it unique? And what inspired the name?   CP: Rescue Press is an independent small press that publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art experiments, and hybrid work. It…

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