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“Hick and Willie Get a Catalog from the ‘Atheist Collective’ Gallery” [by Jim Cummins]
Hick: "Got the mail. Here's a list of 'Easter Fun Facts,' straight from Jesus. Did you know He suffered from 'Dysfunction, Resurrectile,' until His Father threw a thunderbolt projectile? It broke the stone to…
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Natasha Trethewey: A Poet of Our Time [by Sharon Preiss]
Natasha Trethewey is the perfect poet for the 21st Century Obama-era United States. Her work embodies much that is current and important in today’s America as the country is being forced in so many…
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KGB Finale Tonight: Eileen Myles + Rebecca Wolff + Star Black
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Rebecca Wolff + Eileen Myles + Special Appearance by Series Founder Star Black + Spring 2013 Season Finale Party Friday, May 24, 2013 Hosted by John Deming…
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From Stone to Stone [by Matthew Thorburn]
This has been a fun week, and it’s gone by too quickly. I want to leave you with one more book recommendation and some wise words from another poet I deeply admire. Stepping Stones,…
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Some Lunchtime Thoughts, Posted long after Lunchtime [by Matthew Thorburn]
Lately I’ve been thinking about the things we keep returning to as writers. Our obsessions, I heard an old novelist call them once, speaking to a group of students. You all have them, he…
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What to Read this Summer (or Any Time): Marianne Boruch [by Matthew Thorburn]
Tonight I’d like to recommend some summer reading. I’ve long admired Marianne Boruch as a poet. Her work is beautiful, quirky, wonderful to read aloud, and absolutely her own. Her poem “Still Life,” from…
