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This just in . . . Academy of American Poets extends the deadline for Walt Whitman Award
The Academy of American Poets writes to announce that the deadline for its Walt Whitman Award has been extended to December 1. The Walt Whitman Award brings first-book publication, a cash prize of $5,000,…
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A Selection of Contemporary Australian Poems (Week 6) Rae Desmond Jones
In Memorium Clara Elizabeth Lampe was not married to my grandfather,I found this from her death certificate 30 years after she fell backwardsInto my mother’s arms…
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“The Day Was a Bargain” [by Ron Horning]
No matter how happy or comfortable I think I am in room 111,reading Flowers by the window, Playback stretched out in bed,or seated at the desk, near the ashtray on which a Lucky burns,typing…
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Drinks with Poets: Peter Oresick [by Sherrie Flick]
Big Jim's in the Run When I asked Peter Oresick if he'd like to drink with me, I suggested one of my favorite Pittsburgh bars, Big Jim's. Big Jim's isn't like the other establishments…
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Drinks with Poets: Yona Harvey [by Sherrie Flick]
The Livermore 124 S. Highland Ave. East Liberty, Pittsburgh Or Promise a Poem by Midnight By Yona Havey…
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The Week in Review by Stacey Harwood
David Lehman reads to a full house at the NYU Bookstore (photo (c) E.J. Kelley IV) It's been a big week for David Lehman. His New and Selected Poems launched, representing four decades of…
