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Three Poems by Benjamin Friedlander

"Cats Can," "Anchor Baby," "Chick Flick"

Benjamin Friedlander

July 25, 2011

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In this installment of Lyric Nation, Benjamin Friedlander reads “Cats Can,” which appeared in the April 11, 2001 issue of The Nation, “Anchor Baby” and “Chick Flick.” All three poems will appear in the forthcoming collection The Theory of This Particular Wednesday (Combo Books).

Benjamin FriedlanderBenjamin Friedlander's books of poetry and prose include Citizen Cain (Salt), The Missing Occasion of Saying Yes (Subpress) and Simulcast: Four Experiments in Criticism (Alabama). He is also the editor of Robert Creeley's Selected Poems (California). He teaches at the University of Maine. Photo courtesy of Stephen McLaughlin.


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