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My brief stint as something resembling a teacher [by Amy Allara]
One week in 2002, an artist friend, then teaching a once-a-week four-hour undergraduate drawing class at Bennington, asked me to fill in for her. She had to go out of town to prepare her…
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Nothing Beats the Martini
A "dark and stormy"(ginger beer and rum)does excellent things for some.Try it the next time you go off your diet.You'll see. But nothing beats a Martini.No, nothing beats a Martini. Citizens agreethat a chilled…
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How the Master Composers Composed [by Amy Allara]
As I tried to prepare for this week as guest blogger I admit to having felt a bit stuck—not entirely, but certain of my need for a subject or any variety of material…
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Remembering Easter, 1916 [by Terence Winch]
On Easter Monday of 1916, 150 or so Irish rebels took armed action against their British rulers, seizing the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin. After a week of fighting, they lost to the…
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Amy Allara, Guest Blogger April 4 – 10
This week we welcome back Amy Allara as our guest blogger. Amy’s poems and book reviews have appeared in the following publications: Denver Quarterly, Or: A Literary Tabloid, The New Review of Literature, 26: a…
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Robert Hershon Presents Poems by Charles North
These poems by Charles North – they’re short, have two – appear in his Complete Lineups (Hanging Loose Press, 2009). CITIES San Francisco ssMunich cfParis lfRome cMadrid 3bLondon rfAthens 1bIstanbul 2bNew York p MOVIES…
