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]
- Two poems by Lee Upton from "The Day Every Day Is"
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
The House on Nelson Lane
Most of the time I am fine. The screams don’t wake me in the night. Time can heal, sometimes. But not on this night. Never on this night. I hear Derrick. I keep telling myself over and over that there … Continue reading →
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November Novel- Yeah, right!
Tomorrow the push begins to complete a novel in November. My novel will be for a young YA audience. A long deserted mine, a lost civilization, and the struggle between personal liberty and social conformity should keep the typewriter keys … Continue reading →
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The Basement Noise
Someone was in the basement. In the upstairs bedroom, Harold opened his eyes, pulled up the covers and moved closer to his sleeping wife. She inched away from him. There it is again. Someone bumping around. Harold knew what to … Continue reading →
Murmurs and Musings 