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Category: Poetry

Posted on July 7, 2015

Childhood as a Place

Writes my smart poet/translator friend E.C. Belli: Because we are so multi-rooted, because we are from everywhere, we are no longer really from a place.…

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Posted on June 22, 2014July 31, 2014

survival

come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed Lucille Clifton, 1936-2010 I heard this quote last night during…

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Posted on October 25, 2012October 26, 2012

Ugly Duckling Presse in the News and in My Heart

Over a year ago, I wrote: There are hundreds of small presses cropping up all over the country, publishing in small volumes, often using handmade…

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Posted on March 15, 2012March 15, 2012

Marina Tsvetaeva on Alexander Blok

"A stone thrown into a silent lake is—the sound of your name. The light click of hooves at night —your name. Your name at my…

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Posted on January 1, 2012

On Studying Poetry and Writing Prose

Here's a snippet from a recent "Brevity" blog post by Anna Vodicka that really resonated with me: The poetry class did not make me a poet. I…

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Posted on May 16, 2011November 11, 2011

On Love and Judgement, Via John Waters

My policy is "unless you know the full story, don't judge", and you never know the full story. -- John Waters, quoted here. This reminds me of…

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Posted on February 25, 2011February 28, 2015

Russian for Lovers

I was so happy to attend last night's book launch party for Marina Blitshteyn's first chapbook of poetry, "Russian for Lovers," published by Argos Books.…

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