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“Some of our smartest people’s silliest ideas.”
The American Scholar introduces its podcast series. Click below — or here — for an intro: Download Smarty Pants Theme – 2016-09-28 at 4.35pm-1 –sdl
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Syntax, Sound, and Sensation: Terrance Hayes in Conversation with Alan Michael Parker
In June, 2016, Terrance Hayes visited Florida to read and teach in the University of Tampa low-residency M.F.A. program. In the course of his presentation, he made a comment about syntax and sound that struck…
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This Just In: Fearless Election Predictions (2016) — by David Lehman
I write as one who has correctly predicted every presidential election since 1980 with the possible exception of 2004. This is not to claim special powers of prophecy for myself. Rather it…
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Bad Poems [by Alan Michael Parker]
I recently spent a couple of months writing and reading as badly as possible, a practice I now recommend. During my hiatus, I worked diligently to figure out what “bad poetry” meant to me,…
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Eleven Questions for Eleven Poets [by Alan Michael Parker] – Part II
More wonderful answers by super poets… Part II of III… a follow-up post to… http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2016/09/eleven-questions-for-eleven-poets-by-alan-michael-parker.html Question 6: Which poem in your book arrived mostly whole? Elizabeth Colen: Quite a few of the poems in…
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La Rentrée: Enlightenment New Year [by Paul Tracy Danison]
We are not alone, we will never be alone, with our memories of our sweet sons and daughters at the Rentrée. Calculating when France’s New Year – called la Rentrée, “re-entry” – begins…
