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“You’re the Top” [by David Shapiro]
After he read my book "A Fine Romance" in 2009, David Shapiro — my friend since my freshman year at Columbia –wrote me one of the greatest letters I have ever received, ending with…
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Celebrate Independence Day: Ballet not bombs! [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]
George Balanchine loved America. This Russian émigré choreographer, who founded the New York City Ballet with Lincoln Kirstein, delighted in everything from the songs of George Gershwin to the city's ''Don't Walk'' signs. When…
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Give My Regards to Old Broadway on the 4th of July
as performed by Stuyvesant Hgh School alum James Cagney and chorus
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“I Like Americans” [by Ernest Hemingway]
I like Americans. They are so unlike Canadians. They do not take their policemen seriously. They come to Montreal to drink. Not to criticize. They claim they won the war. But they know at…
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“A Conversation with Poet David Lehman” [for “Staying Thirsty” Magazine]
Dusty Sang and staff of the redoubtable "Stay Thirsty" magazine conducted an interview with David Lehman about his poetry in general and "Playlist" in particular. Here's an excerpt: STAY THIRSTY: Your poem references music, movies,…
