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: August 2010
Day at the Baltimore Comic Con
It has been a while since I attended a comic book convention. But since my old friend Matt Wagner was one of the many artists/writers at this year’s convention in Baltimore, I couldn’t resist taking him up on his offer … Continue reading
Progress on my first novel
Chapter five is nearly completed with a total word count of 12,000. It is a backward/forward process, but seeing the characters and plot develop is extremely rewarding. There is sometimes a strong attachment to the characters, particularly when days go … Continue reading
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Rt. 11 Yard Crawl
An event unique to the Shenandoah Valley has begun. It is the mother of all yard sales. From Winchester to Edinburg and beyond on Route 11 the annual “Yard Crawl” is creating traffic congestion on the one hand and community … Continue reading
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The Hunger Games
Finished Suzanne Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games” recently. It is well paced, but if you are not into dystopian fiction you may not like this work. I look forward to reading the sequel.
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Murmurs and Musings 