poetry

Poem of the Week: Loren Kleinman

March 14, 2014

Poem of the Week: Loren Kleinman

By Dawn Leas

At Fifteen I measured time in cigarettes. Underneath the underpass I popped reds and dropped blues next to sucked off Popsicle sticks. I straddled the concrete curb and anointed the night with love. I was alive— snorting coke in abandoned homes where pigeon shit painted the floor white. I ripped off loose wood and climbed […]

Mar
14
2014
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At Fifteen I measured time in cigarettes. Underneath the underpass I popped reds and dropped blues next to sucked off Popsicle sticks. I straddled the concrete curb and anointed the night with love. I was alive— snorting coke in abandoned homes where pigeon shit painted the floor white. I ripped off loose wood and climbed […]

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In defense of the motley rather than the trans-disciplinary

December 18, 2013

In defense of the motley rather than the trans-disciplinary

By Joe Weil

Any real learning is contingent upon judicious digression.

Dec
18
2013
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Any real learning is contingent upon judicious digression.

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On Shema Mitzvah in my poetry

May 29, 2013

On Shema Mitzvah in my poetry

By Joe Weil

I do not believe in the separation of faith and works, but, like James, believe faith without works is dead, and works without faith is merely materialism as a form of the dole.

May
29
2013
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I do not believe in the separation of faith and works, but, like James, believe faith without works is dead, and works without faith is merely materialism as a form of the dole.

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The Poetry Object: Nicholas Powell

December 15, 2012

The Poetry Object: Nicholas Powell

By Tamryn Bennett

Cassette Sonnet

Dec
15
2012
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Cassette Sonnet

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Teacher as Midwife

April 18, 2012

Teacher as Midwife

By Joe Weil

You want to have an open sesame for every soul you encounter. You want something to open in them and for them, and when you are at your best, you don’t care if they ever say thank you.

Apr
18
2012
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You want to have an open sesame for every soul you encounter. You want something to open in them and for them, and when you are at your best, you don’t care if they ever say thank you.

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Poem of the Week: Micah Towery

March 23, 2012

Poem of the Week: Micah Towery

By Colie Hoffman

[An Invitation (Horace's Ode i.20)]

Mar
23
2012
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[An Invitation (Horace's Ode i.20)]

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Sweet Sue Terry and “Hurt Hawks”

January 18, 2012

Sweet Sue Terry and “Hurt Hawks”

By Joe Weil

At one point, I made a very precarious living playing piano in a couple bars, one of which was run by a coke fiend who had a driver pick me up for the gig three times a week.

Jan
18
2012
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At one point, I made a very precarious living playing piano in a couple bars, one of which was run by a coke fiend who had a driver pick me up for the gig three times a week.

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Metaphysicians in the Dark: Poetry, Thinking, and Nostalgia for the Idea

September 7, 2011

Metaphysicians in the Dark: Poetry, Thinking, and Nostalgia for the Idea

By Daniel Tutt

Does poetry think with philosophy? Or might we re-pose the question: does poetry rely on philosophy to think?

Sep
07
2011
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Does poetry think with philosophy? Or might we re-pose the question: does poetry rely on philosophy to think?

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