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  • Point Counterpoint: David Lehman and Amy Gerstler on Mad Men Season 7 Episode 4

    May 10, 2014

    On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 12:30 AM David Lehman wrote:   Dear Amy l'ami de mon ame, Is Don done? Has he reached rock bottom or just the bottom of a borrowed bottle…

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  • “The Metaphysical Martini”: In memoriam, Werner Dannhauser

    May 9, 2014

    <<< I HAVE NEVER met a martini I did not like. Under no circumstances would I assert that any martini is as good as any other; my mind may be soaked, but not in…

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  • “Hail bounteous May that dost inspire, Mirth and youth, and warm desire . . .” The Poetry Society of America holds its Spring Benefit, Tuesday, May 20 at the New York Botanical Garden

    May 9, 2014

    On Tuesday, May 20, beginning at 6:00 pm (4:30 for those departing by special bus from Manhattan), the Poetry Society of America welcomes the season with its annual Spring Benefit Dinner. This year you…

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  • Braving Storms: John Foy on “Point of View”

    May 9, 2014

    (Ed note: Earlier this month, our friends over at Ideasmyth ran a series post by poet John Foy. His theme was “braving storms” and the posts so good we’re going to share them with…

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  • Braving Storms: John Foy on “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London”

    May 8, 2014

    (Ed note: Earlier this month, our friends over at Ideasmyth ran a series post by poet John Foy. His theme was "braving storms" and the posts were so good we're going to share them…

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  • “Lehman’s ethos will survive as its disapora finds employment elsewhere. . . ” [by David Lehman]

    May 7, 2014

    How lovely to wake up, read the paper, and see your adventures and follies writ large for the world to admire! In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, zum beispiel, "Critics will see Lehman's fading legacy…

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