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A Book is a Book is a Book…[By Leah Umansky]
I may not have always been a reader, but I love books. I’m a bit of a book snob. I love libraries for research and note-taking, but for pleasure-reading, I’m selfish. I need my…
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Congratulations Natasha Tretheway, Poet Laureate of Mississippi
The video below is making the rounds on Facebook, occasioned by the news that Natasha Tretheway has just been named poet laureate of Mississippi. Read about the appointment here. David and I met Natasha back…
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James Tate and the Ironies of Life [By Leah Umansky]
Today, at 32 years old, I entered my first police station. This is a good thing as I don’t have a criminal record and doubt that I ever will. I had to file a…
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“As a writer, all bets were off.” A eulogy for Eleanor Ross Taylor by Ross Taylor
This lovely tribute to Eleanor Ross Taylor (June 30, 1920 – December 30, 2011) by her son Ross…. comes to us from family friend Nin Andrews: My mother was born at home in south-central North…
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Not Your Parents’ Poems:
A 2012 Poetry Preview by CRAIG MORGAN TEICHER We’re reading a lot about poetry over at the NPR website. Most recently, we enjoyed Craig Morgan Teicher’s roundup of can’t miss poetry books from 2012.…
