Features & Reviews
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Poetry Shakedown
Kay Ryan’s tarot cards, the return of the rhyme, Mennonite matriarchs, Mao’s poems, Women’s Work, and Blago’s versification
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Companion Links to Ariel Levy’s Article on The Joy of Sex
“If you are a child of the seventies and were raised on The Joy of Sex, you are not likely to have forgotten the illustrations.”
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Poetic Lives Online: Random Poetry Links by Brian Spears
With the inauguration of Barack Obama swiftly approaching (though not swiftly enough for some), the return of an inaugural poet/poem has gotten some play.
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1929 All Over Again, In Japanese Literature
From Adbusters: “As they endure the nightly mundanity of the convenience store or the daytime lobotomy of waving red sticks at traffic jams, the freeter part-timers know that Kanikosen is a novel aimed at them. But the full-time, white-collar “salarymen”…
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Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB by Jaime Lowe
“A nigga don’t come out of jail and get his toes done,” ODB is quoted in a new biography, as he pointed out the earth-tones and the feng-shui waterfall in a manicure parlor. “How are the kids gonna feel about…
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Psycho Dwarf
British parents are eschewing traditional fairy tales because of their “un-PC” and “frightening” tone. With Hannah Montana and the cast
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The Book of Kings
The Shahnama, a Persian literary masterpiece, tells the story of Greater Iran from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century. Princeton University has created an archive of book paintings from the epic…
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The Shorty Q&A With Chandra Moskowitz
Isa Chandra Moskowitz is the New York bred, do-it-yourself author of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, and Veganomicon. She translated her discontent with the lack of vegan cooking shows into
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To Preserve One Life
A Review of Writing in the Dark, by David Grossman BY BRIAN SCHWARTZ In the Hebrew language, I am sure, there are several different ways to say “enemy.” I have little grasp of what these words might be. I imagine…
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The Suicide Kings Slay ‘Em
It’s awesome when a competitive poetry event elevates itself to what the art can be. If you’ve ever had the privilege of seeing Jamie DeWolf, Geoff Trenchard, or Rupert Estanislao rock the mic,
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Counter-Revolutionary Road
An economy + link by Josh Bearman There is much to say about Revolutionary Road. I’m talking about the film, which I can’t stop thinking about. There is also much to say about the book, judging from all those who…
