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Julius Jaffe: Three Poems [by Mitch Sisskind]
Julius Jaffe and the Angel of Death Julius Jaffe was carrying a box of bricks.The day was hot. Too exhausted to go on,Julius Jaffe dropped the box and called onThe Angel of…
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Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue
I can't help it. I've been stressed out lately. Partly, thanks to the political climate we are living in. And partly, and I know this is silly, but because I have a new book…
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We miss you, Johnny!
In Memory of Johnny Dog Lehman (2007 [?] — June 18, 2024) June 19, 2024 Posted by The Best American Poetry on June 19, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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Happy birthday to the late Donald Keeene, born June 18, 1922
(1) [The late] Donald Keene’s approach to teaching and writing bears the imprint of his freshman Humanities instructor, Mark Van Doren ’21 GSAS. “He was a scholar and poet and above all someone who…
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George Bilgere sings Paul Violi’s praises
Here’s a poem for today, June 17, 2025 On an Acura Integra by Paul Violi Please think of this as not merely a piece Of writing that anyone would fully Appreciate, but as…
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“Caress” [by Ron Padgett]
In a dream I caressed youand when I woke upI caressed the memoryof the dream.I never caressed youin “real life.”I never even wanted tothough I was closeto liking the idea of caressing you.If I…
