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“8/22/08” Poem by David Lehman at Poets.org
8/22/08 Today in 1862 Claude Debussy was born. I remember where I was and what I was doing one hundred years and two months later: elementary algebra, trombone practice, Julius Caesar on the record…
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In Memory of John Hollander (1929-2013) [by David Lehman]
John Hollander died last weekend. He was two months shy of his 84th birthday and had been in poor health. We join the many who mourn him. He was the eleventh guest editor in…
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Marian McPartland March 20,1918 – August 20, 2013 by David Lehman
Here's to you, Marian McPartland, and your piano jazz, the way you play "Love Walked In" is sublime, and "Piano Jazz," your radio show, rhymes with sublime every time you had or have a…
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My Favorite Things [by A. Van Jordan]
The toughest question I get after a poetry reading is what are my favorite books. It’s tough for me because my list of favorites is a living entity that changes year by year. I…
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“The Blouse” [by Lee Upton]
The day I wore the blouseboth men who didn’t care for me the day before, both, as if reading from the same script, said:I didn’t recognize you today. In tones of approval.I thought: It…
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Hump Day Highlights
A few items worth your time: Grace Cavalieri on Moira Egan's Hot Flash Sonnets Passager Books. 69 pgs: Moira Egan’s triumph is here—a poetic victory for all, women and men—impeccable sonnets of classic frame…
