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  • JOHN FREDERICK NIMS (1913-1999) by Michael Palma

    November 20, 2013

    Ed note: The following essay originally appeared in the journal Gradiva. We reprint it here on the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Frederick Nims. A substantial selection from Nims' work, The…

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  • The Year I Didn’t Kill Myself by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

    November 19, 2013

    Detail of My Mother Many Years Before She Killed Herself This photo was taken before she knew me. Before I was born. It was taken by her first husband, Ralph. I don’t think she’d…

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  • Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Guest Author November 18-22

    November 19, 2013

    This week we welcome back Gabrielle Calvocoressi as our guest author. Gabrielle is the author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart (Persea) and Apocalyptic Swing, which was a finalist for the Los…

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  • 269 Words, 150 Years

    November 19, 2013

      "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are…

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  • The Year I Didn’t Kill Myself by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

    November 18, 2013

    My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun  The rule I made for myself most days was that I had to leave the house and smile at least three people that I didn’t know.…

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  • Poetry Forum: Edward Mendelson Wednesday, November 20 66 W 12th St., Rm. 510, 6:30 PM, FREE

    November 18, 2013

    On Wednesday, November 20, The New School Writing Program will host a forum with professor Edward Mendelson, who will read and comment on poems by W. H. Auden and then take questions.  David Lehman…

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