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Language Myths That Could Be True (by Jenny Factor)
“So Jenny, where have you been?” asked my mother, who is kind enough to read my posts. “Here in Pasadena, Mom.” “No really, Jen. There haven’t been any blogs from you….” Nailed. Darnit. My…
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A Tune of “Affection and Sorrow” by Yan Jidao
The following Tune of “affection and sorrow” was written by the Song dynasty poet Yan Jidao: 阮郎归 晏几道 旧香残粉似当初，人情恨不如。一春犹有数行书，秋来书更疏。 衾凤冷，枕鸳孤，愁肠待酒舒。梦魂纵有也成虚，哪堪和梦无。 Tune: Ruan Lang Gui, affection and sorrow By Yan Jidao My fragrance the…
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A Letter from David Shapiro
A Letter from David Shapiro It's three o’clock. The Mongolians should be asleep.Mayakovsky sleeps and Josef Brodskyused my book as a door stopa few minutes after I gave it to him.The Inner and Outer…
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“Everlasting Longing” (by Li Yu)
长相思 李煜 一重山，两重山， 山远天高烟水寒，相思枫叶丹。 鞠花开，鞠花残， 塞雁高飞人未还，一帘风月闲。 Tune: everlasting longing by Li Yutranslated from the Chinese by Qihui Gong with David Lehman Distant mountains lie, row after row,Between the high sky and the far away hills. The cold…
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To Mrs. Lasso (by Nicole Santalucia)
To Mrs. Lasso Nicole S. of Johnson City please stop selling drugs to my daughter.— Mrs. Lasso, classified ad, Press and Sun Bulletin; Binghamton, NY (1997). First of all your daughter is a crack…
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He’d Walk a Mile for a Camel
For the events leading up to this spectacular photo of our man in Mongolia, watch this video: We took a ride last Thursday night to the country outside Ulaanbaatar. Along the way, we encountered…
