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Charles Bukowski’s “Laughing Heart”
your life is your lifedon’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.be on the watch.there are ways out.there is light somewhere.it may not be much light butit beats the darkness.be on the watch.the gods…
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Writing Verse About 9/11 by J. Chester Johnson
On the afternoon of September 10th, 2011, seven poets participated in a reading, held for the 10th commemoration of 9/11 and sponsored by Poets House, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Trinity Wall Street.…
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“Strangers in a Strange Land: A History of Italian-Language American Imprints, 1830-1945”
See this show of Italian language books and magazines from James J. Periconi's private collection, a lifetime labor of love, at the Grolier Club, 47 East 60 Street. It's open Monday to Saturday, 10…
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Downstairs at the Cornelia Street Cafe: Wednesday October 10 – 6:00 PM
INTERCULTURAL POETRY Hosted by Andrey Gritsman, poet and editor of Interpoezia David Lehman, Founder and Editor of Best American Poetry; Lynn McGee, author of Bonanza; Phil Freed, Editor of Manhattan Review Our large-hearted host…
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Auden on Prayer Book Revision: No More Mr. Nice Guy? by J. Chester Johnson
When the article, “On Working with W. H. Auden on The Psalms,” appeared here, I received a number of questions and requests for more information. So, I’m taking this opportunity to respond – at…
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Tonight at KGB Bar: Ben Lerner and Sampson Starkweather
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Ben Lerner + Sampson Starkweather Oct. 8, 2012 Hosted by Matthew Yeager, John Deming, and Eric Conroe Reading starts at 7:30pm Admission is FREE…
