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  • Hump Day Highlights [by Stacey Harwood]

    January 22, 2014

     Where we showcase the activities of our friends. — Joshua Mehigan (right) is poet of the week over at Brooklyn Poets. Head over to read his "Heard at the Men's Mission" along with his…

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  • The Bonfire Reading Series in Pittsburgh [by Guillermo Parra]

    January 22, 2014

    (Tom Raworth, February 16th, 2013) One of the best poetry readings I’ve ever attended took place in a comfortable living room with a dozen people listening to the English poet Tom Raworth read at…

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  • A Los Angeles Tribute to Poet Wanda Coleman [by Jenny Factor]

    January 21, 2014

    On Saturday (and Sunday too, actually), the Los Angeles Poetry community celebrated the life and work of Wanda Coleman–a poet large of life, of craft (eclectic, authentic, bold), of hair, of head (she was among…

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  • This is a Public Service Announcements for the Northeast: How to Walk on Ice.

    January 21, 2014

    From the National Weather Service: The storm could bring 10 to 14 inches of snow to Philadelphia and up to a foot in New York City, to be followed by bitter cold. An arctic…

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  • Auguste Press/Lew Gallery Editions [by Guillermo Parra]

    January 21, 2014

    (Lorca, Micah and Sunnylyn, photo by Matt Gonzalez)   “Looming with the legends” (Sunnylyn Thibodeaux)   I've never met the San Francisco-based poets Micah Ballard (Baton Rouge, 1975) and Sunnylyn Thibodeaux (New Orleans, 1975)…

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

    January 20, 2014

      Pain   A few weeks ago my left hip gave out. Maybe “gave out” isn’t the right term. A few weeks ago the pain I’ve been having on the right side of my…

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