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The “Slate” Diary #4 (Bennington College, Wed., Jan. 14 1998) [by David Lehman]
Political correctness isn’t dead. In her lecture on Robert Frost, Marie Howe [left] unwittingly antagonized a young hip-hop poet sitting in the front row. Marie was distinguishing the wild bucks that turn…
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“Happy 26, Margaret Ross!” [by Anthony Madrid via Facebook]
MARGARET ROSS (10/17)Ross! Ross! Ross!and we’re bouncing off the wallsToday’s the day, your birthday,to sock him in the ballsSo sock him in the balls!Today you’re twenty-six!Adderall is throwing allthe punches and the kicksWith the…
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Poetry off the Shelf: Orlando Ricardo Menes & Dan Vera
Attention Chicagoans! Next week, the Poetry Foundation will host two gifted Latino poets at its HQ in Chicago for a reading, book signing, and reception: Dan Vera — author of Speaking Wiri Wiri, which…
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You Should Have Been A Pretty Girl, Madrid [by Amanda Smeltz]
I’d like to mention one of the reasons I cherish my friend Anthony Madrid’s book of jewelrybox marvels, I am Your Slave Now Do What I Say. There are many reasons, but this is…
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The “Slate” Diary #3 (Bennington College, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1998) [by David Lehman]
Wake up to dismal rain, dropping temperatures, and Sinatra singing “I’ve Got the World on a String.” Everyone says this has been a quiet residency so far. Nothing yet has happened as dramatic…
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Hump Day Highlights by Stacey Harwood
Sandra Simonds' open letter to the Poetry Foundation finds wide support: Last week we posted Sandra Simonds' open letter to the Poetry Foundation in which she asked for the Foundation to make a strong…
