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Squibs 486-487: Charles Simic [by Alan Ziegler]
486: Charles Simic Was Generous to ChildrenOn Memorial Day 1979, my ten-year-old nephew, Craig Luchen, was kicking around a soccer ball in his backyard during a family gathering. Craig was ahead of the curve in…
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Slow down, and put on your “Panama Hat”: Major Jackson’s Pick for March 10
I’m Major Jackson, and this is The Slowdown. After I finished my MFA at University of Oregon, I packed up my worldly possessions (some clothes, a lotta books) in my beat-up minivan and was off…
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Mary Jo Salter on W. H. Auden (& more) in the new “Literary Matters”
Mary Jo Salter on W. H. Auden in Literary Matters What is the secret meaning of the last line of "Epitaph on a Tyrant": "And when he cried, the little children died in the…
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Rebozo [by Mitch Sisskind]
Herman Fishman asked, "How can "I know if my wife is possessed "By Lilith in our conjugal bed?" Julius Jaffe said, "If a wife refuses "To lie beneath her husband, feh! "She has…
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“Lesbian Corn” [by Elaine Equi]
Lesbian Corn In summerI strip awayyour pale kimono.Your tousled hair too,comes off in my handsleaving youcompletely naked.All ears andtiny yellow teeth. — Elaine Equi from the archive; first posted October 1, 2008
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How is Rebecca Journo’s “Portrait” like the proverbial hedgehog? It does tricks that count [By Tracy Danison]
"Portrait" by Rebecca Journo. Photo © Courtesy Collectif La Pieuvre Not too terribly long ago, for my getting-ready-for-bed tirade, I was telling my partner that dance performance creators don’t pay enough attention to the…
