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This Just In: Decals of Desire, Issue 3, with a tribute to Tom Raworth
Issue 3 of Decals of Desire has just launched. In addition to the usual fine lineup of art and poetry, this issue includes tributes to poet Tom Raworth, who passed away earlier this year.…
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Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe
click here for a discussion of Marilyn's virtues as a singer
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Memorial Day, 2017: Peace and War in American Poetry [by David Lehman]
Ed note: This post is in honor of Marvin Broder, who died on May 24. From my dear friend and his daughter Betsy: A fervent fan of Cole Porter, family gatherings and salty jokes,…
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In Honor of the late Larry Fagin (1937-2017): “Faded Spirit”
Larry Fagin died this morning. I asked Charles North to pick one of Larry's poems that we could post in his honor today. — DL Faded Spirit He buttonholed you and told…
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“On Carrying a Spare Umbrella” [By Sean Speers]
I don’t believe in fate, but I don’t tempt itby lending umbrellas. It could rain, or worse, you could fall in love with me for allthe wrong reasons. Don’t expect me to keep you…
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Memorial Day Weekend Reading Recommendation: “Never Leave Your Dead: A True Story of War Trauma, Murder, and Madness” by Diane Cameron
Diane Cameron I read Diane Cameron's story about her stepfather last summer and have been thinking about it ever since. Donald Watkins, a former Marine, returned in 1939 from military service in China and…
