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Meet the Poet: Xavier Cavazos [by Jennifer L. Knox]
When I moved to Ames, Iowa, in 2013, I was lucky enough to meet Xavier Cavazos, whose chapbook, Barbarian at the Gate, won the 2014 National Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America. Prize judge…
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Working With Others: George Schneeman at Poets House [by Sharon Preiss]
The East Village of New York City in 1966 was a bohemian paradise. You could rent a decent sized apartment for about $200 a month; Saint Mark’s Church on East 10th and Second Avenue,…
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“I’d say a Mass for his soul.” (But first he has to die.) Graham Greene’s Wish
from Harpers, December 2007— sdh
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Who Says? [by Jennifer L. Knox]
Recently during a Q&A session, I was holding forth to a room full of students on the Myth of Feelings—that feelings were the prime mover of a poem, and that every element of a…
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Point Counterpoint: Amy Gerstler and David Lehman on Mad Men Season 7, Episode 5
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:03 AM David Lehman Wrote: Sword Fighting with Golf Clubs Dear Joan, Prior to watching the episode, I had three things on my mind: — Everyone hates Lou,…
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LSE versus NYS Debate the Burning Issues of the Day [by David Lehman]
Debate teams representing the London School of Economics [LSE] and the New York School of Poets [NYS] will go into action in neutral Montreal on Friday, May 23 of this year, a spokesperson for…
