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Freud Quiz — Bonus Round [by David Lehman]
If you went “beyond the pleasure principle,” where would you be going, and with whom? (a) the Italian Renaissance with Vasari (b) the Spanish Inquisition with Loyola (c) the French Revolution with Saint-Just (d)…
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“Fifteen Poems to Avoid” [by Rebecca Endres]
15 Poems to Avoid The “very punny” The overly enthusiastic— Dickinson!— Fan! The simile that’s as overused as your favorite tee-shirt The cliché that has all the teenagers rolling their eyes moodily The hyperbolic…
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Mother Died Today [by David Lehman]
Mother died today. That's how it began. Or maybe yesterday, I can't be sure. I gave the book to my mother in the hospital. She read the first sentence. Mother died today. She laughed…
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Impressively “and-and”: Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales [by Tracy Danison]
"And-and" – performance and dance, high and low, side by side, up and down, back and front, blue and red – is as much part of Rencontres' tradition as of its esthetic mission: Lisbeth Gruwez…
