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  • Neem Fix (by Mitch Sisskind)

    February 22, 2019

    Neem Fix had a nice bitch, Joe Blow had him a male dog,They decided to breed the dogsWhere Neem got pick of the litter And Joe Blow got the next two Of the pups,…

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  • Auden in New York [by David Lehman]

    February 21, 2019

    Born February 21, 1907, W. H. Auden came to NYC in 1939. Here is his poem "The More Loving One" below which you will find the videotape of a discussion I led on Auden.…

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  • Léonce et Léna: due to a change in situation… [by Tracy Danison]

    February 20, 2019

    undefined It’s been 7 hours and 15 days since you look your love away/ Since you’ve been gone I can do whatever I want/I can see whomever I choose/I can eat my dinner in…

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  • Breaking News: Art is Alive [by Andrei Codrescu]

    February 20, 2019

    Time is an arrow. It points forward, not back. To paraphrase Borges, certain metaphors are so evidently true they are no longer metaphors. “Life is a river,” for instance. If the arrow of time…

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  • A poem from “The Awl” [by Nuar Alsadir; posted by Mark Bibbins]

    February 15, 2019

    I'm very grateful to David Lehman and Stacey Harwood for the opportunity to feature poems from The Awl (RIP) here on the BAP blog. The Awl's poetry section had a great run—nine years!—and I'm…

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  • “Asphalt, Muscle & Bone” – Bill Hayward’s award winning film screening in competition 2/21/19 at the “North Europe International Film Festival – London”

    February 15, 2019

    On January 29, we gave you an early peek at Bill Hayward's award-winning film "Asphalt, Muscle & Bone." Here's another look:   

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