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Teaching the Ape to Write Poems [by James Tate]
Teaching the Ape to Write Poems They didn’t have much troubleteaching the ape to write poems:first they strapped him to the chair,then tied the pencil around his hand(the paper had already been nailed down).Then…
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“Aubade” [by Philip Larkin]
Aubade I work all day, and get half-drunk at night. Waking at four to soundless dark, I stare. In time the curtain-edges will grow light. Till then I see what’s really always there: Unresting death, a whole day…
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Frank Sinatra’s Love Affair With the Jewish People [by Benjamin Ivry]
JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT. October 2015. Frank Sinatra’s Love Affair With the Jewish People Image by Courtesy of HarperCollins By Benjamin Ivry October 7, 2015
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“The Law of Reciprocal Dreaming” [by Mitch Sisskind]
The Law of Reciprocal Dreaming Of whomsoever you dreamThat person is also dreamingOf you which is called theLaw of reciprocal dreaming. You say, “I dreamed of this person"Or that person but they…
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from “Elegy in a Country Churchyard” [by Thomas Gray]
from "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray: Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe the…
