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William Holden [by David Lehman]
Born in O'Fallon, Illinois, on April 17, 1918, William Franklin Beedle was the most energetic kid in his class. He was popular among the boys because he was a good teammate in sports. The…
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In Conversation with Older Poets [by Jay Parini]
My New and Collected Poems, 1976-2015 has just appeared from Beacon Press, and I couldn’t be happier with the results – a lovely looking book that has allowed me to gather my poems…
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Jay Parini, Guest Author April 18-22
This week we welcome Jay Parini as our guest author. Jay's five books of poetry include Anthracite Country, House of Days and New and Collected Poems: 1975-2015 (Beacon Press, March 29, 2016). He has written eight novels,…
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…And the Poets are Budding [by Emily Deming]
Post 6 from Emily Deming, Mallard Cottage’s Writer-in Residence, St. John’s Newfoundland I took last week off from daily work and home-life to be both horribly sick and to celebrate a friend’s fortieth birthday…
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“Oh that was a voice and that was a band” Remembering Al Bowlly [by Michael Palma]
On the night of April 16-17, 1941, the Luftwaffe conducted a raid over London. Several hours after midnight, two bombs fell into Jermyn Street, causing extensive damage and killing 23 people. One of the…
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Meet the Press: Dante Di Stefano in Conversation with Carrie Olivia Adams and Janaka Stucky of Black Ocean Press
DD: Walter Benjamin tells us that all great literature either dissolves a genre or invents one. Your own poetry, Carrie, and much of the poetry in the Black Ocean catalogue, either dissolves a genre…
