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“The Perfect Guy” [by Lily Bowen]
He picks me up at eight in his mother’s BMW. He rolls up the sleeves of his maroon wool sweater and orders an Old Fashioned. He's been drilling oil in Saudi Arabia and he…
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On D-Day: Auden on War and Peace [by David Lehman]
On D-Day, I think of the success of that unprecedented cross-channel invasion — and my gratitude to the people that fought and won the war. This year I find myself returning to the subjects…
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“The Man Outside the Met” [by Lily Bowen]
After VINCENZO BELLINI’s I Puritani Maybe it was Elvira,the juxtaposition of her grief, descendinginto madness, as I discovered my exhad found someone new. I thought, how quickly men seem to change their hearts. I…
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This Just In: Decals of Desire, Issue 3, with a tribute to Tom Raworth
Issue 3 of Decals of Desire has just launched. In addition to the usual fine lineup of art and poetry, this issue includes tributes to poet Tom Raworth, who passed away earlier this year.…
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Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe
click here for a discussion of Marilyn's virtues as a singer
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Memorial Day, 2017: Peace and War in American Poetry [by David Lehman]
Ed note: This post is in honor of Marvin Broder, who died on May 24. From my dear friend and his daughter Betsy: A fervent fan of Cole Porter, family gatherings and salty jokes,…
