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  • “In Which” by Denise Duhamel [by Nin Andrews]

    December 20, 2024

    I hate Christmas. Every December, the seasonal blues hit as soon as Thanksgiving ends. I wish I could fall asleep on the last weekend in November and wake up on January 2.  A friend…

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  • “Dub”: Amala Dianor’s sparkling and energetic hip hop fusion ballet consecrated in Paris [By Tracy Danison]

    December 20, 2024

    “Dub” by Amala-Dianor, Palais-des-Festivals, Cannes. Photo © Pierre Gondard Amala Dianor’s sparkling and energetic hip hop fusion ballet, Dub, is a performance not to be missed – get a taste by clicking on the…

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  • Judy Garland’s spoken tribute at the Jerome Kern memorial of December 19, 1945

    December 19, 2024

    And now Judy Garland's spoken tribute from the Jerome Kern memorial of December 19, 1945  

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  • Gift Giving, Ithaca Edition [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]

    December 18, 2024

    I'll be shopping locally this season but before I feature my favorite vendors, I hope your lists will include poetry books. I can recommend without reservation these titles: Here are a few of my…

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  • “No Alarms” by Dan Hogan [Introduced by Thomas Moody]

    December 18, 2024

    Reading Dan Hogan’s debut collection Secret Third Thing (Cordite, 2023), I kept thinking about Apollinaire, particularly his short poem “Hotel.” Here it is in full: My room looks like a cage The sun sticks its…

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  • This week’s harvest

    December 18, 2024

    "God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America." — Bismarck "The greatest danger to most men is not that they aim too high and miss the mark, but…

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