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“I know how valuable my time is and I plan to never ever get a job again” [Joe Brainard, from an essay by Ron Padgett]
(Ed note: Last summer, Ron Padgett allerted us to his wonderful essay about his great friend the poet and artist Joe Brainard. I'm posting an excerpt below with a link to the full piece.…
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Creativity Rules: Constraints and Freedoms [Amy Lemmon]
REDACTED by Bri Hermanson Happy 2018, friends in BAP-land! Like many of you, I'm sure, I have resolved to create more in 2018. For me that means going back to time-tested tools like morning pages,…
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Michael Malinowitz and Evelyn Horowitz Remember John Ashbery
photo (c) Evelyn Horowitz. From left to right: Michael Malinowitz, Chard deNiord (now, poet Laureate of Vermont) and of course John. The background is a carpet bought from David Kermani. From Michael Malinowitz: So…
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“My Favorite Chick Flick” [by David Lehman]
"Brief Encounter" by David Lehman [Note: In early 2013 Jennifer L. Knox asked a bunch of people to name and say a few words about our favorite chick flick.' This is what I wrote.…
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Next Line, Please: Toasts and Resolutions
For the first post of the new year, we have a post full of double alliteration poems, written by the very faithful and talented Next Line, Please contributors. An interesting theme brewed which balanced…
