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Until the Fulcrum Tips: A Conversation with Rita Dove and Jericho Brown
Welcome to the second of seven days of surprises, a week of gratitude! After reading my first book, you may not believe it, but I am thankful for my childhood. Rita Dove won the Pulitzer…
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Sextus Propertius: A Bio Note [by Jack Hanley]
Sextus Propertius was the greatest of the elegiac poets of Rome. He was born of an affluent Umbrian family at or near Assisi and lived from about 50 BC to 16 BC. We learn…
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Mad Men versus the “TC” Critics
Why did it irk me so much, the high-handed dismissal of Mad Men by Jenny Diski in the January issue of Harper's? I am a fan of the series, true, but I don't expect…
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Ruth Stone’s 1st Interview, Lucille Clifton’s Last: A Conversation with Jericho Brown & Chard deNiord
I have seven days of surprises for you. The theme of this week is gratitude, and I am most grateful for people like Chard diNiord who has edited a book on the history of…
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Jericho Brown, Guest Blogger December 11 -18
This week we welcome Jericho Brown as our guest blogger. Jericho worked as the speechwriter for the Mayor of New Orleans before receiving his PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of…
