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  • The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me [by Delmore Schwartz, 1913-1966]

    September 14, 2022

    The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me "the withness of the body" The heavy bear who goes with me, A manifold honey to smear his face, Clumsy and lumbering here and there, The central…

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  • The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me [by Delmore Schwartz, 1913-1966]

    September 14, 2022

    The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me "the withness of the body" The heavy bear who goes with me, A manifold honey to smear his face, Clumsy and lumbering here and there, The central…

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  • When Bad Lines Happen to Good Poems [by Laurence Goldstein]

    September 14, 2022

    (Ed note: David Lehman's Bad Line Contest post of September 2 reminded me of this earlier post by Laurence Goldstein. Follow this link to read the many comments on the post when it ran…

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  • When Bad Lines Happen to Good Poems [by Laurence Goldstein]

    September 14, 2022

    (Ed note: David Lehman's Bad Line Contest post of September 2 reminded me of this earlier post by Laurence Goldstein. Follow this link to read the many comments on the post when it ran…

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  • Ethelbert Miller Reviews “The Best American Poetry 2022”

    September 13, 2022

    Read it here https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/best-american-poetry-2022 and for a foretaste, here are a few paragraphs from Ethelbert's review: << In the opening paragraph of his introduction Matthew Zapruder tells us what’s coming before we place our order. “If…

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  • Zoom! BAP 2022 Launch Reading on Thursday, September 15

    September 13, 2022

    Also featuring Major Jackson, Camille Dungy, Jake Skeets, Dara Barrois/Dixon, Shangyang Fang, Brionne Janae — and surprises! Dara Barrois/Dixon Camille Dungy Shangyang Fang Major Jackson Breezy Janae Ada Limón Yesenia Montilla Cynthia Parker-Ohene Matt…

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