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Of Mad Men, Mayakovsky and Frank O’Hara
I was going to add the Oxford comma to the title of this post but later decided that I liked what it meant when I wrote it this way. Perhaps that is the one flaw of the OC, by being more precise it loses the magic implications of poetic ambiguity. With it the meaning becomes…
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David Reads at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
This is the first clip from October 11th, 2012 when five Pennsylvania poets had the good fortune and fun of reading at the State Capitol. The Chair of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Susan Corbett, wife of Governor Tom Corbett, was in attendance, though she had to rush off before my portion of the…
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Poetry Under the Paintings Sampler #2, Poets, Music and Fun
The rules are simple. And as the pirates say, they are not really rules, “More like guidelines, actually.” 1. Bring a chair. Or do as a few of the teens do and bring a throw rug or pillow, sixties style. 2. Bring at least one poem, but it’s good to bring three. 3. Bring your…
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Poetry Under the Paintings Sampler #1
I know I have promised some upcoming video footage of our readings in Harrisburg last week at the Capitol and the Midtown Scholar, and it is coming, but I’m still sorting through video from our own local poetry event the previous week. And this morning I am off to work again. So while I work…
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Billy Collins on Beauty and the Difference Between Poetry and Prose
So often when those last-minute opportunities come up, you know for a little adventure, a break in the routine, we pass them up, don’t we? It’s too easy to say we have things to get done. But luckily Jody, Ann and I decided to throw all plans to the wind (and luckily, a husband, three kids…
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A Witch Reads with a Prince, and Billy Collins Visits King’s
Not much time for updates this afternoon, as the news that one of my heroes, and favorite living poets, Billy Collins will be reading tonight at King’s College in nearby Wilkes-Barre, PA. I need to get ready to go and get on the road. I’ll be meeting up with Ann and Jody to carpool. So…
