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“Ghost Ship”: poem by Sonia Greenfield, video by Mike Gioia
Sonia is a poet who lives in Los Angeles. The fire struck her because she had frequented many artistic scenes similar to "Ghost Ship". Or in the words of her poem, she "had been…
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Wimbledon Update: Anderson, Isner, and History in the Making [by David Lehman]
The semi-final match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner wasn't supposed to be today's marquee event at Wimbledon. The other semi-final pitted two great champions, Novak Djokovich and Rafael Nadal, both of whom are…
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Johns [by Jennifer L. Knox]
John Cafferty is not John Fogertyand an ass is not a vagina. The lawyer said so. O!the slight, subtle distinctions between perfume and a urinal cake.Just because something works doesn’t mean everything workedout. Hit…
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“Summer Afternoon” [by David Shapiro]
For DCLehman just feeling happy James’s words you love Today was unbear-ably beautiful like abear walking thru school! Today was amaz-ingly cool and calm like fishrushing to the knife! today the sun hitthe bricks…
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On the Erotic in Poetry and Literature (part IV) [by David Lehman]
W. H. Auden’s “The Platonic Blow” is a camp classic, an over-the-top ballad portraying the ideal blowjob. Auden wrote it in New York in 1948 and relished its composition, but he…
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Poet Spotlight: Karyna McGlynn [by Kristina Marie Darling]
This week, as Guest Author, I will be spotlighting innovative work by women poets in the form of new writing and review-essays. Today I'm delighted to share a new poem by Karyna McGlynn. Karyna…
