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JOHN FREDERICK NIMS (1913-1999) by Michael Palma
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
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
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
"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
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
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…
