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“The Dinner Party” [by Tony Towle]
Robert Hershon Presents a Poem by Tony Towle This poem by Tony Towle [left] first appeared in Hanging Loose 82 (Fall, 2002) and also appears in his latest collection, Winter Journey. THE DINNER PARTY Ah, life…
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OMG! [by Billy Collins]
Oh, My God! by Billy Collins Not only in church and nightly by their bedsides do young girls pray these days. Wherever they go, prayer is woven into their talk like a bright…
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Jeanne Brouaye’s “(M)other”: the power of performance and how to hot it up [By Tracy Danison]
“(M)other”, performance by Jeanne-Brouaye Photo ©Elma-Plaza Until I saw Jeanne Brouaye’s newest performance, (M)other, I’d been really stumped by the raw power of her performances, especially, but also the power of performance generally. I’ve…
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Was Voltaire Great? Ask Nero Wolfe
At the dinner table, and with coffee in the office afterwards, Wolfe resumed on the subject he had started at lunch—Voltaire. The big questions was, could a man be called great on account…
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Parodies [by Nin Andrews with Nicole Santalucia]
I thought I would close this week of blogging with the amazing Nicole Santalucia with a few parodies . . . Posted by Nin Andrews on November 12, 2011 at 08:02 AM | Permalink
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Jack Benny’s Violin [by James Cummins and David Lehman]
Jack Benny’s Violin I have always wanted to write a poem called Jack Benny’s violin.How often have I begun a poem with that title.At a key moment a mugger intercepts our man in sinwith…
