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“Hot Dogs” [by Jim Cummins]
Hot Dogs 1 Noses, lips, intestines, anuses—With relish I bite into the hot dogSlathered in mustard, ketchup,And, well, relish … If every hot dogTakes five minutes off your life,I figure I’ll die a…
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Béla Bartók [by Lewis Saul]
Béla Viktor János Bartók was born in the Banatian town of Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Sânnicolau Mare, Romania) on March 25, 1881. By age four, he was able to play the…
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Summer Camp Quiz [by David Lehman]
1) Bug juice is a) an experiment conducted by the nature counselorb) insect repellent for canoe tripsc) the fruit drink that is served at mealsd) none of the above 2) The song beginning "Great…
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“The Tribes” [by Jim Dolot]
The Tribes The round table of prepositions jumps out at Valetsky.The triangular table of verbs kneels to Goldberg.The hexagonal table of adjectives opts for Kaminsky.The two-dimensional table of nouns carries on with Edelstein.The septagonal…
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Julien Strong: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_______________________________________________________ Height Each year I lose a little more of it, the spaces between the vertebrae…
