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Block-flute [by Lera Auerbach]
Marianna and I are at a summer retreat.I am five years old. I have a wooden recorderwith me, a block-flute. I blow out melodies. My parents left – they have some urgent matters.What…
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Bukowski Sonnet [by Mitch Sisskind]
When I ran into Charles Bukowski in A men's room at Santa Anita in 1980He joked that you should never bet onA horse that the guy at the next urinal Touts you on. We laughed about…
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The Poet’s Notebook: Interview with Carley Moore [by Andrew McCarron]
[Guest author note: Of all the contemporary poets and writers I know, few are as bracingly honest, funny, and heartfully transgressive as Carley Moore. In addition to being an NYU professor, and proud mother,…
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Announcing the Gunpowder Press Latinx Poetry Chapbook contest [by Emma Trelles]
Gunpowder Press invites Latinx poets who are current residents of California (age 18+) to submit to the first Gunpowder Latinx Poetry Chapbook contest. The deadline to submit is September 30, 2021. Poems may be…
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Mahler’s Second Symphony — with commentary [by Aaron Cohen]
Check out this podcast of Mahler's 2nd symphony with commentary. This link also leads to Aaron Cohen's similar treatment of Mahler's 1st. Available July 7, 2021 The podcast series Embrace Everything – The World…
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The Poet’s Notebook: Interview with erica kaufman [by Andrew McCarron]
[Guest author note: In addition to being an accomplished and innovative poet, erica kaufman is the Director of the Bard College Institute for Writing & Thinking. The institute, which has been offering professional development…
