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National Poetry Month, Day 17: “Ode to Government Cheese” by Oscar Bermeo
Ode to Government Cheese The streets are alive with your radioactive smile, your distinct glow, not quite pumpkin, not quite squash, not quite orange; no, not anything organic.
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Science Saturday
I saw the Space Shuttle Enterprise in person in 1984 at the New Orleans World’s Fair. I only saw the outside, but for a 12 year old who’d grown up loving rockets, it was a huge thrill. Now the Space…
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Saturday Morning Links
Poet Dean Young, the author of the Rumpus Poetry Book Club selection for April Fall HIgher, has apparently had successful heart transplant surgery. We wish him all the best and hope for a quick recovery. With that in mind, here’s…
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National Poetry Month, Day 16: “Missed Connection” by Kelli Russell Agodon
Missed Connection You: Bartender at the left wing bar, sleeves rolled up, preaching happiness, Fredrich Nietzsche. Small scar across your chin. We high-fived, nodded about get-out-the-vote rallies, about Gore, Clinton, and Obama.
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WHERE I WRITE #6: Blood Red Desk
The top of the desk is blood. I mean red—dark red. But blood is my favorite color.
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Lucky San Francisco
Comedian and Rumpus contributor Kyle Kinane (who Zak Smith calls “the best comedian I’ve ever seen”) will be performing at the Punchline in San Francisco this weekend. If you live in the Bay Area, don’t miss out. Click here for…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I have to admit these bitter Borders songs are pretty great. 1,000 Polish book covers (a selection). 50 Watts has kindly rounded up a month’s worth of exceptional posts on But Does It Float, so that I don’t have to.…
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National Poetry Month, Day 15: “Persona Ficta” by Jena Osman
Jena Osman’s The Network was the Rumpus Poetry Book Club selection for November, 2010. You can read Brian Spears’s essay on why he chose the book here and the Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Osman here Persona Ficta a…
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National Donate Life Month
In honor of April being National Donate Life Month, here are some facts about organ donation:
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Lakes used to be THE place to be. Roger Ebert’s TED talk makes me feel worthwhile for spending my day on the internet. Llama font makes me feel really guilty for spending my day on the internet. Evidently you can…
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National Poetry Month, Day 14: “The Lion’s Mouth” by Randall Mann
The Lion’s Mouth I walk into a stanza. There’s decent gin here; the men are critically tanned in winter. The gin kicks in;