Best American Poetry- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"POLITICAL AMBITION A pig swallowing an entire apple tree then sleeping under covers Politics must be hard You can’t step into the same politics twice I take off my boots When I try to put them back on they won’t let me Politics is wearing them now Politics can always step into a victim twice Here’s Pharaoh here’s a basket and inside the basket is the death […]
- Willis Reed, Legendary Center of the World Champion N. Y. Knicks, RIP [by Stacey Harwood-Lehman]Basketball great Willis Reed spoke about his literacy project. David was eager to get his predictions for the upcoming Knicks season. In 2003, then chairman of the NEA Dana Gioia, invited David to join him in Washington for the annual Washington Book Festival, hosted by Laura Bush. It was a great event. Dana had even arranged for David's mom Anne to com […]
- WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: March 22, 2023Did you ever wonder who your favorite poet would be if she weren’t a poet? A rock star maybe? Here’s Anne Waldman (part Debra Harry and part Madonna) in a music video from 1982! I first heard about this on my favorite podcast Breaking Form (hosted by James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith) and now I’m hooked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHX-PU9SN8A And who c […]
- "It Might As Well Be Spring" [with Dick Haymes in 1972]Related StoriesShe Got Pinched in the Assss. . . tor Bar! [by Stacey Harwood]
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
“Whirlwind” has been published.
Thanks to Blackcatpoems.com. The poem was posted on this blog on July 2. http://www.blackcatpoems.com/t/whirlwind.html
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Poetry Book Review
I have the pleasure of reviewing Laura Shovan’s collection of poems entitled “Mountain, Log, Salt, and Stone”. I should have the post up within the week.
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No hangups in ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ | Culpeper Star-Exponent
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Whirlwind
June sweat meandered down my brow as I daydreamed out the classroom window The teacher’s voice was muted by restless, shifting bodies, writhing at their desks Throbbing faces turned as one to speed the plodding clock Recess – swelled to … Continue reading
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Murmurs and Musings 