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Three Books, One Reading: Powerhouse Arena, Thursday, Sept 26, 7 -9 PM
Book Launch: Best American Poetry 2019 and two new books by David Lehman who will read from Playlist: a poem in 57 daily parts (U of Pittsburgh Press) One Hundred Autobiographies: A Memoir (Cornell…
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Death, Poetry, and the Three Pigs [by Nin Andrews]
When I pulled a slim volume of poetry off the shelf and read the following description on the back, I knew I had to read it. “In Kim Dower’s fourth collection, Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s…
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“Next Line, Please”: In One Era and Out the Other [by David Lehman]
In my farewell address, I warned against the military-industrial complex and made an allusion to "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," by John Donne, whose moral compass I honor. <<<Well, it had to happen. This is…
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Lafayette Anticipations: deploying original intentions and creative potential [by Tracy Danison]
The building-artist points intersections and possibilities: Hella Jongerius “Interlace” exposition 2019 ©Roel van Tour / Lafayette Anticipations, Paris And I've been running away from the wise man in my headAnd he says, go, go,…
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Met Percent: Week Six [by Alec Bernstein]
Have We Met? Suddenly the ancient gods are part elephant (Cambodia) gallery 245, or have “groups” of arms (Myanmar) gallery 250, or are standing on a buffalo (Java) gallery 247. With so many cultures…
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What is the Sexiest Film Noir? [An exchange between David Lehman and Suzanne Lummis]
Suzanne Lummis For the chemistry between Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, as “Slim,” the drifter who’s been living by her wits and an occasional lifted wallet, and Harry “Steve” Morgan, expatriate American with a…
