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Melania Poem 2 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind
Donald, when I thought of you In a gold bathtub I worried About losing my mind because I’ve never seen you in a bathtub But when you left me standing Lump-on-a-log-like with my gift…
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Stay Thirsty Magazine Exclusive: Five Poems from David Lehman’s Forthcoming “Poems in the Manner Of”
These are poems of wit and humor but also deep emotion and clear intelligence, informed by Lehman’s genuine and knowledgeable love of poetry and literature. From Catullus and Lady Murasaki to Wordsworth, Neruda, Virginia…
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Melania Trump Poem, 1 of 5 (by Mitch Sisskind)
Beauties married to beasts often long for experience of culture and respond powerfully to poems about themselves. To attract Melania's attention and help her realize how she's being emotionally starved to death and get her…
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An Invitation for Wednesday Evening: Pen & Brush hosts poets Elaine Equi, Jen Huh, and Crystal Curry-Vassilakis [by Kate Angus]
Wednesday (2/1) at Pen and Brush, 29 East 22nd Street between Broadway and Park Avenue. 7:00 pm. Free Two falls ago, on the second round of drinks at the late lamented Puck Fair,…
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“A cookbook is a political document.” January Market Report [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]
A cookbook is a historical and political document. Think about it. Pick up any cookbook and you will learn as much about the economic forces of its time as you would from any history…
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Nancy Mitchell, Poet and Painter (by Nin Andrews)
Today, I am continuing my discussion of poets who paint (or painters who write poetry) by interviewing Nancy Mitchell. I first encountered Nancy in her capacity as an Associate Editor of Plume, one of my all-time…
