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January 10: Swing along with Max Roach [by Sean Singer]
Max Roach (c) Herman Leonard, 1954 Though it doesn’t appear on any calendar, January 10th is Max Roach Day. He was born in Great Dismal Swamp, North Carolina in 1924, but moved to Bedford-Stuyvesant,…
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“On the Cards and Dice” [by Sir Walter Raleighj]
On the Cards and Dice Before the sixth day of the next new year,Strange wonders in this kingdom shall appear:Four kings shall be assembled in this isle,Where they shall keep great tumult for awhile.Many…
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Michael Dirda Reviews The Best American Poetry 2018
Michael Dirda's review appeared in the Washington Post on January 2, 2019 under the headline "How do you define authenticity? A poetry collection explores a modern problem." Here is Dirda's opening: << Verbal felicities, haunting…
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“Blast from the Past” [by David Lehman]
If I were a fascistand you were a Republican,would you marry me anyway?Could I be your publican? If I were a rocket ship,and you were a galaxy,would you tickle my underarms?Could I drive your…
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“Autobiography” by Karen Schubert
In my recent posts, I’ve been talking a lot about confessional and autobiographical poetry. Last night I received an email asking me what I have against the confessional form. A short answer to that…
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Next Line, Please: An Ample Meal [by Virginia Valenzuela]
Happy New Year from Next Line, Please! I'll admit, this post is a little late, but what better way to begin 2019 than with a blast from the past: the last NPL publication from…
