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On the Removal of the Auden Plaque from 77 St. Mark’s Place [by George Green]
When Pindar’s town was burnt by Alexander the poet’s heirs were all left safe indoors. Entrepreneurs thought St. Mark’s could be grander and gutted Wystan’s house to add more floors. Grand, smoky parties,…
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To Myself [by James Cummins]
“Look for me under your boot-soles” – Whitman, “Song of Myself” I don't have to rage;I don't have to cry;but I'm at that ageI'll be passing by. I'll wave…
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Borderless Creativity [by Lera Auerbach]
Insomnia © Lera Auerbach 2013 It is undeniable that creativity is one of the most important aspects of any profession. For an artist being creative is a matter of life or death. If you…
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“Hear My Prayer, O Lord… ” [by Barbara Hamby]
Garrison Keillor chose Barbara Hamby's poem "Hear My Prayer, O Lord… " for "The Writer's Almanac" on January 10, 2022: Hear my prayer, O Lord, though all I do all day is watchold black-and-white…
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“Grand Illusion”: Why and How it Matters [by Bruce Kawin]
Ed note: The last time I taught a graduate literature seminar, only two of fifteen students had seen Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, one of the most celebrated of all American movies. To help remedy…
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Charlotte Boulay: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
______________________________________________________ Pallikoodam When it rained, even our shoes turned green. The fan whirred except when the power was out, then…
