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  • from “Literary Matters”: “In Memoriam” [by Chester Johnson]

    February 18, 2020

    from the current issue of Literary Matters, ed. Ryan Wilson. <<<Note: The following is an excerpt from Chapter 8, “In Memoriam”, from the book, Damaged Heritage: The Elaine Race Massacre and A Story of Reconciliation…

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  • Poetry and Oppresion [by Mihaela Moscaliuc]

    February 18, 2020

    Poetry and oppression Image: https://havanatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/12022018-PoesiaPort-Roberto-Fonseca-La-Prensa.jpg In 2017, I was invited to participate in the thirteenth annual International Poetry Festival in Granada, Nicaragua. The festival, among the most well-known in the Americas, brought together over…

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  • Fashion and Beauty with Poetess Vinny: How to Attract That Special Someone [by Virginia Valenzuela]

    February 17, 2020

    Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but I know that many of you are still aching to grab the attention of that special someone, the person who will support you, challenge you, and ultimately,…

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  • “The New Colossus” Translation Project [by Mihaela Moscaliuc]

    February 16, 2020

    “The New Colossus” Translation Project (spearheaded by Alicia Ostriker, Mihaela Moscaliuc, and Tess O’Dwyer and to be hosted by AJHS) This past summer, faculty and students in the M.F.A Program at Drew University honored…

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  • Mihaela Moscaliuc, Guest Author February 17-21

    February 16, 2020

    photo © Valentin Moscaliuc This week we welcome Mihaela Moscaliuc as our guest author. Mihaela was born and raised in Romania. She is the author of the poetry collections Immigrant Model (University of Pittsburgh…

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  • Poetic License [by Jim Cummins]

    February 14, 2020

      I booked a four-way once.  I was sitting in a bar when War & Peace sidled up and sat down on the stool next to me.  "Gotta light?" she asked in a heavy Moscow…

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