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“Heroic Story” [by John Tranter]
An unremarkable birth in a provincial town –No talk of comets in the sky, or groaning wells –A turbid adolescence. The academic gown,That ocean of literature, freshets of verse,All fodder. He learns to sell…
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Is the Avant-Garde Dead? Long live the avant-garde! [by David Lehman]
<<<The avant-garde has been dead except conceptually since the triumph of Abstract Expressionism meant that everyone wanted to be avant-garde. Avant-garde as a distinction succeeded Existential with the same inexorable logic and force with…
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Martin Stannard’s August 1, 2013 Now Available
On July 1, Martin Stannard, who lives in China and who posted here some time ago, put out a call for contributions to what would be a one-time only on-line journal. Here's how Martin…
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LIMERICKS [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
11.There was a young man from the Bronx,Loved drawing and redrawing ankhs.When they asked for specifics, he spoke hieroglyphics,That vexing young man from the Bronx.12.There was a young girl from Virginia—I hesitate now to…
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The Best American Poetry: 25 Years of Cover Art
As series editor of The Best American Poetry, I get to have a say, sometimes a large say, in the cover art we use each year. As I love looking at pictures, the need…
