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“Do Not Be a Gentleman When You Say Goodnight” [by Mitch Sisskind]
Just like clockwork, I publish a book about every 25 years. I'm proud to say this new book includes an Afterword by BAP series editor David Lehman and an Introduction by 2010 BAP…
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Dorothy Parker’s “News Item” by Nin Andrews
Sometimes I think reading Dorothy Parker is like reading a witty love-advice columnist. There is also this poem: Unfortunate Coincidence By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing, And he…
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How Frank Sinatra changed the world [by David Lehman]
Sammy Davis Jr. visits Dean Martin at the MGM studios, where the duo were making "Some Came Running" in 1958. The movie co-starred Rat Pack "mascot" Shirley MacLaine, who years later would affectionate describe…
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Writing a Lost Generation Novel (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
I wanted a writing challenge, as though my original plan of trying to write a complex mystery filled with twists, red herrings, and a sympathetic hero weren’t enough. Since the hero was a young…
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For Autumn: Poems by Latino/a/xs: David Dominguez
How I Became a Poet by David Dominguez the Horses’ Heads/ Were toward Eternity– “Because I Could not Stop For Death,” Emily Dickinson In spring, my mother cranked open…
