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Auden (& Others) on the Difference between Authors and Critics
There are people who are too intelligent to become authors, but they do not become critics. — W. H. Auden, "Reading" (in The Dyer's Hand, 1962) Compare with Kenneth Tynan's: "The critic knows the…
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A Tommy Lasorda Pep Talk, circa 1985 [by David Lehman]
In 1985 the Dodger skipper Tommy Lasorda — who died a few days ago at age 93 — turned the team's season around when he switched Pedro Guerrero from third base to left field…
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William Waltz presents a prose poem by Sarah Manguso
Although I’ve been urged, now and then, to go there, I’ve never been to Hell. A good Minnesotan might say, “I hear it’s nice there in the winter.” They say war is Hell, and…
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Haiku Exchange between two Davids on Jan 11, 2003 [Shapiro and Lehman]
Ed. note: An exchange of e-mails on January 2, 2003, prompted David Shapiro to suggest to David Lehman that the two Davids "link haiku" for a year. They more modestly sustained their haiku exchange…
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A protective blanket of words [by Lera Auerbach]
Arctic Dreams – Photo Credit: Lera Auerbach (1) I learned that a friend of mine was going through a tough time. His mother died, and he had debilitating neck pain. He needed to…
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M.L. Smoker: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_________________________________________________ Borrowing Blue I’m not the painter here. I leave that to you, but blueis the color of my…
