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  • Two Fathers at Macy’s, 1992 [by Alan Ziegler]

    June 18, 2015

        Sinatra sings about an unlikely couple: “She was Mozart, I was Basie… She was polo, I was racetrack.” Although Erin’s father, Paul, doesn’t frequent polo matches, my father is frequently racetrack, and they do…

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  • Two Fathers at Macy’s, 1992 [by Alan Ziegler]

    June 18, 2015

        Sinatra sings about an unlikely couple: “She was Mozart, I was Basie… She was polo, I was racetrack.” Although Erin’s father, Paul, doesn’t frequent polo matches, my father is frequently racetrack, and they do…

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  • A Prayer for the Oral Tradition (Or, What I Learned in Salerno) [by Lisa Vihos – Day 4]

    June 18, 2015

      Which Way to Go? (My Dublin Feet)   The blogger respectfully asks that you read this post out loud. Heavenly Mother/Father Poet Above Us, Source of All Our Contemplations, Having roamed the streets…

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  • A Prayer for the Oral Tradition (Or, What I Learned in Salerno) [by Lisa Vihos – Day 4]

    June 18, 2015

      Which Way to Go? (My Dublin Feet)   The blogger respectfully asks that you read this post out loud. Heavenly Mother/Father Poet Above Us, Source of All Our Contemplations, Having roamed the streets…

    Continue reading…

  • Happy Birthday, Ron Padgett [by David Lehman]

    June 17, 2015

    In 1968 I didn't really know you thoughDick Gallup, who sat next to mein Kenneth Koch's "Modern Poetry" class, invited me to a party andthere you were and I went to hearyou read and…

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  • Happy Birthday, Ron Padgett [by David Lehman]

    June 17, 2015

    In 1968 I didn't really know you thoughDick Gallup, who sat next to mein Kenneth Koch's "Modern Poetry" class, invited me to a party andthere you were and I went to hearyou read and…

    Continue reading…

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