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“The Morning Line” by David Lehman: Poetry Feature of the Month on “The Common”
Today The Common published The Morning Line, the title poem of my new poetry collection, as its poetry feature of the month. I wrote the poem on May 22, 2020, having always wanted to…
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How to Write: First you’ve got to think of something . . . [Agatha Christie’s secret, by Stacey Lehman]
Agatha Christie “It’s splendid that you’ve rung me up,” she said. “I was just going out to give a Talk on How I Write My Books. Now I can get my…
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“More Than You Know” [by Helen Morgan, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald et al]
Cole Porter in "Red, Hot, and Blue": << I don't like Schubert's music or Schumann's,I'm one of those humansWho only goes in for Berlin and Vincent Youmans. >> So here's to You, Mr. Youmans,…
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The Thief at the 8th Street Bodega [by Aspen Matis]
Shortly after my husband disappeared into a funeral I began to shoplift prepared foods from salad bars.Each morning, I woke in the mermaid braI’d worn under my wedding gown,with consequence: I became a prisonerof bad…
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An Introduction to Martin Johnston (Part 1) [by Thomas Moody]
Martin Johnston was a member of a generation of Australian poets who, in the words of John Tranter, “revitalized Australian poetry” in the late 1960s and 1970s. Born in Sydney and brought up on…
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Poems on Dylan & Bukowski: only two days left to get your entries in
On September 02, 2021 we accounced "When Charles Bukowski Met Bob Dylan": A Contest As we head into Labor Day weekend, we announce a new contest: "When Charles Bukowski Met Bob Dylan" With this…
