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MadHat Press: the Plume, Cardinal Points, In Like Company journals/anthologies [by Alex Cigale]
Continuing, and closing out my week today, with news from my corner of the publishing world. What I'd like to tell you is a very personal story, that owes its existence to the late…
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National Translation Month: An Appeal to Readers of Poetry
Since its inception three years ago, annually, I have been a regular contributor to the National Translation Month initiative. I’ve used this as a platform to bring to readers’ attention the recent centennials of…
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Who Was Herzl? (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
I’m currently writing a book on the origins of Zionism, the political movement to re-establish a Jewish nation in the Land of Israel. One of the great pleasures of writing the book is learning…
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Tales of the Sixties: Dollars to Donuts [by Alan Ziegler]
In 1962, my father sells the milk route (no more work days starting at 2 a.m.) and looks for a business to get into with Bill, from Shelly and Bill’s candy store in…
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Best Russian Poetry, Atlanta Review Russia Issue, Part 3: the PRINT ORGANS [by Alex Cigale]
For the past 30 quarterly issues, with alarming regularity, right on time, every three months or so, I, along with a rotating crew of intrepid volunteer editors, including, at one time or another, Philip…
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The Second Class with Paul Violi, a Conversation with His Son [by Alex Bennett]
Alex and Paul Violi Earlier this year I created my first class with Paul Violi, which was an attempt to know more about the poet’s inventive writing style and strategies for navigating life’s great…
