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Happy birthday to the late Donald Keeene, born June 18, 1922
(1) [The late] Donald Keene’s approach to teaching and writing bears the imprint of his freshman Humanities instructor, Mark Van Doren ’21 GSAS. “He was a scholar and poet and above all someone who…
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George Bilgere sings Paul Violi’s praises
Here’s a poem for today, June 17, 2025 On an Acura Integra by Paul Violi Please think of this as not merely a piece Of writing that anyone would fully Appreciate, but as…
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“Caress” [by Ron Padgett]
In a dream I caressed youand when I woke upI caressed the memoryof the dream.I never caressed youin “real life.”I never even wanted tothough I was closeto liking the idea of caressing you.If I…
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On Ron Padgett’s “Collected Poems” (Coffee House Press) [by David Lehman]
This painting of Ron Padgett by Fairfield Porter adorns the cover of Ron's book Blood Work I had the happy chance to review Ron Padgett's Collected Poems (Coffee House Press) for Publishers Weekly. Here…
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Edward Salem: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_____________________________________________________ My Aerodynamics As I fell from the sky, I smelled fish. The fish was in my mouth. My eyes…
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“The Manchurian Candidate” [by Elaine Equi]
The Manchurian Candidate Laurence Harvey: he of the glazed eye,who could stay under hypnosisfor the length of an entire film. Who turns playing solitaireinto a dangerous game. A below the surface kind of guy.…
