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A Philip Roth Moment (Squib 244) [by Alan Ziegler]
Philip Roth made several (unpaid) visits to Columbia MFA classes (through his friendships with David Plante and Benjamin Taylor). He asked if he could have access to the library, so we applied to designate…
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Take a bow on your birthday, Artie Shaw [by David Lehman]
Happy birthday, Artie Shaw, and let us not forget when GIs learned street French, they pronounced the French word for artichoke "Artie Shaw." Married to beautiful women, an ornery cuss,excellent marksman, innovative bandleaderArtie was…
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Application File (Conclusion; continued from yesterday) [by Alan Ziegler]
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four December 19 It is to our great chagrin that we will not be able to offer you a position, as our operations will be shut…
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Application File (Part Four; continued from yesterday) [by Alan Ziegler]
Part One Part Two Part Three October 26 We have finally received completed reports from all those who attended your interview. (It is a good sign that we could barely pry people away…
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Application File (Part Three; continued from yesterday) [by Alan Ziegler]
Part One Part Two September 17 Thank you for your interest in our company. Unfortunately, we do not have any appropriate openings at the present time. We shall endeavor to contact you should…
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David Lehman and Kevin Young discuss John Ashbery’s “Worsening Situation” for “The New Yorker”
In this New Yorker podcast, David Lehman joins New Yorker poetry editor Kevin Young to read and discuss John Ashbery’s poem “Worsening Situation” and his own poem “Stages on Life’s Way" To prep for the interview,…
