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  • An Interview with Rachel McKibbens by Jennifer L. Knox

    July 6, 2010

    As a former slammer from wa(aaaaa)y back, I’ve experienced the prejudices of “book poets” first-hand. My poems have been dismissed outright (“That may be good for a slam, but…”) when I wasn’t writing slam…

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  • Jane, You Ignorant Slut by Jennifer L. Knox

    July 5, 2010

    I’m reticent to write for blogs because of Comment Field Bullies (CFBs). If you’ve ever written for one, or had your own, the odds are that they’ve made your life miserable for a few…

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  • Random Thoughts on Fireworks by Jennifer L. Knox

    July 4, 2010

    One story is that gunpowder was invented circa 500 A.D. in China by a cook using saltpeter as a spice, which was far more common in ancient China than salt. He noticed how the…

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  • Born on the Fourth of July

    July 4, 2010

    Keep on hoofing, Jimmy! Take it away: James Cagney – Yankee Doodle Dandy via Noolmusic.com –sdh

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  • Jennifer L. Knox, Guest Blogger July 4 – 10

    July 4, 2010

    This week we welcome Jennifer L. Knox as our guest blogger.  Jennifer's new book of poems, The Mystery of the Hidden Driveway, will be published by Bloof Books this fall. Her work has appeared…

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  • Reb Livingston Presents a Poem by Rebecca Loudon

    July 4, 2010

    What I didn't say when the gasworks shook their iron tailsin my direction There is a foot-shaped stain on the end of my mattress like Sibelius snapping a white tablecloth across the Baltic Sea…

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