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Memorial Reading for Akilah Oliver – Cara Benson
Akilah Oliver at Millay Colony for the Arts "Grief is a complicated emotion but also an inadequate word in many ways." –Akilah Oliver I stumble over tense. Akilah knew that face. There is one…
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To Criticize the Critics. . .
You know how in grad school they're always explaining that "criticism" at its best is a species of literature and should not be confused with "criticism" in the narrow and vulgar sense of finding…
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(Bigger Echo) Post on GAME of THRONES
Dear Bleaders, I could eat a horse's heart. As any years-long member of an art or science can say, as any partner in any longstanding marriage could say, as any smarty with a heart…
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Game of Thrones [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Dear Bleaders, I could eat a horse's heart. As any partner in any 10 year marriage could say, as any smarty with a heart who has worked and lived in America in these last…
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The New Black [by Diann Blakely]
Since 2009, I’ve written the annual National Poetry Month omnibus for a general interest literary publication. This year I proposed an online special feature that would serve as a complement, “The New Black,” focusing…
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Inspired by The Inspired Word’s Michael Geffner by Stacey Harwood
I caught up with Michael Geffner recently, which, if you’re a facebook friend or are among his 8000+ twitter followers (@MikeGeffner), you know is no small feat. Geffner is founder, producer, and director of…
