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PEN World Voices.4 [by Sharon Preiss]
(This is the fourth and last installment in a short series about the PEN World Voices Festival.) Every spring, for nine years running, the PEN World Voices Festival brings an astounding array of…
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A 70 Semester Break from Theocritus [by Raymond Sokolov]
My interest in classical poetry is not casual, but I haven’t let it take over my life either. In fact, I dropped out of a doctoral program in classical philology in 1965, with only…
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PEN World Voices.3 [by Sharon Preiss]
(This is the third installment in a short series. Stay tuned for more about the PEN World Voices Festival.) Every spring, for nine years running, the PEN World Voices Festival brings an astounding array…
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On Gastronomical Authenticity [by Raymond Sokolov]
When I blundered into the food world around 1964, my goal was to recreate the dishes I had eaten as a student tourist in Europe in the summers of 1960 and 1962 with my…
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“Happy Birthday, D.A. Powell!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
D.A. POWELL (5/16)Doug Doug DougAnd we’re bouncing off the walls—SHIFTYNIFTY turnin’ fiftyIn his overallsHe’s in his overalls!He’s in his overalls!!Shiftynifty turnin’ fiftyIn his overalls☎D to P and middle vowel—Mystery of Mr Powell—Kennedy in ’63Can…
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PEN World Voices.2 [by Sharon Preiss]
(This is the second installment in a short series. Stay tuned for more about the PEN World Voices Festival.) Every spring, for nine years running, the PEN World Voices Festival brings an astounding array…
