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On the Erotic in Poetry and Literature (part II) [by David Lehman]
The familiar image of the “beast with two backs” is ridiculous but accurate and therefore a valuable corrective to high-minded or romantic representations of the theme. A more flattering image comes from…
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Next Line, Please: Long Ago, Shortly After [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Last week on Next Line, Please, David Lehman invited everyone to "go to town" with their favorite clichés, offering up two well known sayings: “Long Story Short” and “I could be wrong.” Ordinarily, we…
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“An Ode to You on Your Birthday” [by Nin Andrews]
Nin Andrews wrote this splendid "Ode to You on Your Birthday"subtitled"in the manner of David Lehman’s poem written in the manner of Pablo Neruda" Yesterday I was too lazy to tell you Happy Birthdayso…
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Next Line, Please: Long Story Short (But I Could Be Wrong) [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Last week, David Lehman promised us a new prompt that was sure to be clever, artful, interesting, and smart. After a few thoughts on John Ashbery, who often used clichés in his work, but…
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An Interview with Charlottes Matthews on Poetry, Cancer, and Whistlewords.org (by Nin Andrews)
NA: I am so excited to be talking with you about your book, Whistle What Can’t Be Said, and your project, Whistlewords, which works primarily with women who are cancer patients and survivors. I…
