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To Little Black Girls, Risking FlowerA Double Golden Shovel To Little Black Girls, Risking Flower"A Double Golden Shovel"
Mar 29, 2024 / Poems / Patricia Smith
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Remembering a honeymoon hike near Drakes Bay, California, while I cook our dinner at the feet of Colorado's Front Range Remembering a honeymoon hike near Drakes Bay, California, while I cook our dinner at the feet of Colorado's Front Range
Mar 27, 2024 / Poems / Camille T. Dungy
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A Portrait of the Artist as I Hate You A Portrait of the Artist as I Hate You
Mar 12, 2024 / Poems / Christopher Spaide
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Lyn Hejinian’s Counterlife Lyn Hejinian’s Counterlife
The pioneering poet expanded the possibilities of both poetry and autobiographical writing.
Mar 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Ruby
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Feb 21, 2024 / no-paywall / Matthew Tuckner
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Ben Lerner, Personal Poet Ben Lerner, Personal Poet
In his first collection of verse in over a decade, he applies the lessons of his successful, self-conscious prose.
Jan 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace