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  • One by Octavio [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 5, 2010

    Here is an airy, early poem by the great Mexican poet Octavio Paz (and he is truly a great, not just as in "yeah, he's great"). I just realized that every year, I pick…

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  • Found Google Poems, Solitary Trees [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 4, 2010

    It's getting late! Not wanting to miss a day, I will share some assorted borrowed words… You may have fooled around with the Google search function that completes what you're typing with the most…

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  • Why do people go to poetry readings? [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 3, 2010

    Why do people go to poetry readings? We have access to books, DVDs, your friend's band's show tonight, Facebook, dinner parties, The Real Housewives, tap dancing classes, movie theaters, long drives, symphony orchestras, YouTube,…

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  • Go Outside [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]

    June 3, 2010

      Dear Bleaders, OTG I have become, like, faithful to you.  I posted this little nostrum on Dear Fonzie yesterday and the sense of having bled but not on you has been driving me…

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  • Why do people go to poetry readings? [by Megin Jimenez]

    June 3, 2010

    Why do people go to poetry readings? We have access to books, DVDs, your friend's band's show tonight, Facebook, dinner parties, The Real Housewives, tap dancing classes, movie theaters, long drives, symphony orchestras, YouTube,…

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  • Megin Jimenez, Guest Blogger, May 30 – June 5

    June 2, 2010

    This week we welcome Megin Jimenez as our guest blogger.  Megin was born in Venezuela and grew up in Denver. Her poems have appeared in Barrow Street, LIT, La Petite Zine, Redivider and Sentence:…

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