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Craft: Donald Petersen
Donald Petersen (1928-2005) was a formalist poet who believed, citing John Crowe Ransom, “that a man ought to write better than he speaks.” Petersen…
Aug 22
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"and also black draperies"
Chitwood, Parra, Pafunda, Eady, Williams
Aug 21
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Sean Singer
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"was ink, each gesture, a phrase"
Blake, Adonis, Gelman, Richardson, Barnett
Aug 19
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Sean Singer
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"and tell what it is like to be vivid with ants"
Lim, Sappho, Valentine, Coleman, Kaufman
Aug 17
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Sean Singer
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Interview: Laurie Sheck
Laurie Sheck is the author of three hybrid novels and five books of poems including The Willow Grove which was a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Aug 15
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"Dark shell, through woods hiding out"
Howes, Gunn, Longley, Mead, Buson
Aug 14
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Sean Singer
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"of rose and snow"
Harrison, Issa, Wetzsteon, Yang Li, Mlinko
Aug 12
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Sean Singer
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"Green corridor of time and empty seas"
Goodman, Mezey, Gorga, Herbert, Garrigue, Williams
Aug 10
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Sean Singer
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Craft: Essex Hemphill
Essex Hemphill (1957-95) was a poet from Washington, DC.
Aug 8
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Sean Singer
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"Of a golden hurt"
Shurin, Amichai, Brooks, Drummond, Knott
Aug 7
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Sean Singer
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"against these work-mastered days"
Villa, Bidart, Hughes, Ryan, Marlis
Aug 5
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Sean Singer
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"Something shining outside the black line"
Dickinson, Gregg, Fraser, Zapruder, Muldoon
Aug 3
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Sean Singer
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