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Elizabeth Bishop Takes Pawn
I just received some delightful information. I’m sure many others know it already, but I’d never heard it before. John Koethe, poet and raconteur extraordinaire, recently revealed that in his last year or so…
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Nester’s Last Day (by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz)
Thanks for having me, The Best American Poetry Blog, and thank you, dear readers, for making this week an enjoyable one. Made a lot of new email friends and reconnected with others. And thanks…
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West Coast Special Report: Queer, Literary, and All in L.A. (by Eloise Klein Healy)
On the eve of BookExpo America, there were two literary events in Los Angeles separate but equally compelling. Wednesday night, May 28, Honor Moore read at Antioch University Los Angeles, the guest of PEN…
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Salman Rushdie videos!
These are some of my faves! Sir Salman Rushdie (wearing a blond wig) dances the Lindy in Montreal with Laura Keat, one of the very best female dancers. Salman is also really good. Salman…
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Getting to Know: Rachel Shukert (by Daniel Nester)
In which we ask the same questions Teen magazine asked now-pregnant teen idol Jamie Lynn Spears; see original interview here. Let’s get this out of the way: J’adore Rachel Shukert. Sassy, brassy, raunchy, smart–what…
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Nerdy Poetry Tattoo (by Jill Alexander Essbaum)
Get it? A trochaic foot and an iambic foot. (Tee hee!) I’m such a dork.
