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  • From “The Cloud in Trousers” (on Mayakovsky’s birthday) [trans. by David Lehman]

    July 19, 2023

    from Part Four of "The Cloud in Trousers" Maria! Maria! Maria!Open up.It’s cold out here, and the streets are scary. No? Would you rather see me freeze,whipped by the wind, stripped,my skull devoid of…

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  • From “The Cloud in Trousers” (on Mayakovsky’s birthday) [trans. by David Lehman]

    July 19, 2023

    from Part Four of "The Cloud in Trousers" Maria! Maria! Maria!Open up.It’s cold out here, and the streets are scary. No? Would you rather see me freeze,whipped by the wind, stripped,my skull devoid of…

    Continue reading…

  • Hello Johnny! from Don Juan Canto I, CXXIII [by Lord Byron]

    July 19, 2023

    'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark     Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home; 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark     Our coming, and look brighter when…

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  • Hello Johnny! from Don Juan Canto I, CXXIII [by Lord Byron]

    July 19, 2023

    'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark     Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home; 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark     Our coming, and look brighter when…

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  • Squibs 506-513: My Father’s Records [by Alan Ziegler]

    July 18, 2023

    for David Lehman 506: My father's 78s were housed in a look-don't-touch cabinet. He bought most of his records at the Commodore Music Shop, managed by Jack Crystal (lower right), Billy's father. If my…

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  • Squibs 506-513: My Father’s Records [by Alan Ziegler]

    July 18, 2023

    for David Lehman 506: My father's 78s were housed in a look-don't-touch cabinet. He bought most of his records at the Commodore Music Shop, managed by Jack Crystal (lower right), Billy's father. If my…

    Continue reading…

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