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January 30, 7:00 PM: Lawless, Richardson, Tonelli, Starkweather, Bonilla, Lehman
Over the Eight Bar / 594 Union Ave, New York, NY 11211
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Hump Day Highlights
illustration (c) Robin Tatlow-Lord Which poetic form is, according to John Ashbery, like 'riding a bicycle downhill'? Still don't know? Go here. "Reading Dickinson in French is a kind of antidote to the agitation,…
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Relentlessly, a Mockingbird Is Making His Case [by Joy Jacobson]
A good friend and I sometimes exchange writing prompts. Last summer, as she began a sabbatical to begin a prose memoir, she asked for some prompts and I sent her a small envelope of…
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Poetry Forum: Daniel Nester and the Incredible Sestina Anthology. February 4th, 66 W. 12th St., Rm. 510, 6:30 PM, FREE
Join Best American Poetry series editor David Lehman and poet and editor Dan Nester as they read and delve into the mysteries of the sestina, a 700 year old poetic form that continues to…
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When Jim Cummins gets invited to a sestina hoe-down and can’t show up, what does he do?
He sends his regrets in the form of a sestina. . . Silly Sestina for Dan and the Sestina Masters at Poets House "This Saturday we will have the launch readingfor The Incredible Sestina…
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A Hammer, A Bell, and A Song: Pete Seeger 1919-2014 (by Laura Orem)
For almost a century, Pete Seeger walked the walk and embraced the possible. He was a man who understood the power of art and the dignity and worth of each human being; who…
