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How I Lost My Virginity [by Terence Winch]
Ed. Note: We have been interviewing poets who are ex-virgins about how they lost theirs. Our inspiration: this poem by Terence Winch from his new book "This Way Out" (Hanging Loose Press, 2014). Keep…
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Calling All Tattooed Poets!
Kazim Ali, 2013 Tattooed Poet Since it's inception in 2008, we here at the Best American Poetry blog have cheered on Bill Cohen, one of our favorite bloggers, as he has assembled an array…
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Benebell Wen, Guest Author February 3-7
This week we welcome Benebell Wen as our guest author. Benebell Wen is the pseudonym for a certain literary journal editor, writer, corporate lawyer, and fashion designer. Benebell is also a professional tarot reader and…
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Fifty years ago today. . . a documentary [by DL]
If every day is the anniversary of something stupid, or evil, or just a big downerlike the day the Surgeon General declared that cigarettes were bad for youfifty years ago, then each day is…
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“autopsy” [by Raven Jackson]
take my headplace it on yourlap leave it theremama for years let my hair blendwith wallpaperlet my eyes forgetwhere to lookhold my fingerssister in yours watch how they fallinto you intoa shovelleave my woundsfor…