poetry
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In re: yesterday’s post–if you have reading recommendations, please post them in the comments.
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One of the most promising of the young Negro poets said to me once, “I want to be a poet–not a Negro poet,” meaning, I believe, “I want to write like a white poet,”; meaning subconsciously, “I would like to be a white poet”; meaning behind that, “I would like to be white.” And I…
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I was over at Dustin’s place yesterday as part of his National Poetry Month series: My school was so small we had one teacher for almost every subject, and we sat in desks like elementary school kids, even though we also had lockers out in the hall by the high schoolers. One of our daily…
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Been thinking about Steve Fellner’s post here about perspectives on gay male poetry community. There are a few things I personally think are important about being in a community, any community, and having good experiences there: 1. Be nice to other people.2. Don’t say shitty things about other people in the community.3. Help other people…
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The talented, beautiful, and wonderful Suzanne Frischkorn selected work from among her New Haven denizens for the most recent issue of LOCUSPOINT. Visit now to read new work by Jason LabbeJeff MockJudith NaccaMarilyn NelsonMargot SchilppJustin SiderClaire Zoghb And, my last managing editor’s letter (from January, but I’m not changing it yet): Expect a huge year…
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I did that “20 Books of Poetry” meme on Facebook and have enjoyed reading the lists generated by other people. Except that it sparked a good case of neurosis in me as practically no one shares affection for the books I chose. I think about 3 books I picked have ended up on other people’s…
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