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Poems about Sons [by Dean Rader]
So, today is my son Gavin's birthday–dude turns 2. Armistice Day seems like an apt holiday for celebrating entrance into the world. An acknowledgment of peace; a remembrance of violence. It's all there. Here's…
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What James Merrill Said to William Matthews
<<< James Merrill told Bill Matthews that his poetic line "limped after iambics" — and Bill got the joke, knowing that "iambic" means, in its Greek original, "to limp." >>>
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“Afterwords” (IM William Matthews) by Diann Blakely
Your latest postcard's glossy lupines spike In high-pitched hues: "powder puffs," you'd describe them If, between acts, we sipped red…
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“Vermin” by William Matthews
Vermin "What do you want to be when you grow up?"What child cries out, ‘An exterminator!’?One diligent student in Mrs. Taylor’s class will get an ant farm for Christmas, buthe’ll not see industry; he’ll…
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Poetry for the President [by Dean Rader]
In his op-ed piece in the New York Times earlier this week, Nicholas Kristof admitted that he would likey a little poetry: Please, Mr. Obama! The prose needn’t be as dry as the Harvard…
