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Next Line, Please: The Minister of Loneliness [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Last week's prompt was to riff off of misheard lines and double meanings, or to write a poem which speaks to the "honor role." On the state of honor in our world, Michael C.…
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“Lydia Davis Thrives, We Thrive” [by Angela Patrinos]
Lydia Davis was the guest of honor of the season-opening poetry forum at the New School in fall 2008, Here is Angela Patrinos's report on the event. <<< If you want to pack the…
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Where My Dreaming and My Loving Live: Poetry & the Body: Ellen Bass [by Emma Trelles]
Amorphous Landscape II: oils & pencils on wood, 2014, Alexandra Levasseur Song to be Sung before Dying by Ellen Bass Break me like bread. Take meapart. Strip each rib down to light.Pour…
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“Laura” [by David Lehman, with Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney]
Then the doorbell rang.Time for one more cigarette.It wasn’t Laura’s body on the kitchen floor.He is not in love with a corpse. Time for one more cigarette.The venomous drama critic insinuatesHe is in love…
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“Summer Afternoon” [by David Shapiro]
I wrote a poem endorsing Henry James's view that"summer afternoon" was the sweetest phrase in the language and David Shapiro responded:with this riff. 10 / 25 / 08 Saturday Summer Afternoon For…
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Is you is or is you ain’t, my baby? [by Anita O’Day]
All you have to do is listen. .
