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Life Lesson: What I Learned from Mr. Levine

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March 4, 2015 by author

By Jean Macpherson

I never met Philip Levine except through his published words. If I had to write about the one thing that most attracted me to his work it is his fearless ability to express working-class traits with abandon … Continue reading→

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Invented Form: Longku

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December 10, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Robert Wynne

When brevity is the still the soul of wit, but 17 syllables aren’t quite enough. Based on the popular haiku form, a Longku is a 4-line poem with a strict syllabic pattern of 7-5-7-5. While only 7 … Continue reading→

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St. Frankenstein

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September 26, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

St. Frankenstein
(A Tony R-9 story)
By Marc Olmsted

Miley Cyrus had just died. The funeral was held in the sky. I did not attend.

What to tell you, Lear. You know I’m good hash, down in Los … Continue reading→

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[Insert Pun About Labor Here]: On Being a Poet and a Stay-At-Home Mom

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May 10, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Lauren Gordon

It was only a matter of time before the neighbors asked what I do for a living.

I have two stock answers and I switch them out depending on the person asking: I’m a stay-at-home mom … Continue reading→

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Team Internet: On the Road to the National Poetry Slam

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March 20, 2014 by author

Victor D. Infante

By Tatyana Brown

The relationship between poetry as it is performed and websites such as YouTube and Upworthy is a rich and complicated one. Purists will tell you nothing compares to being in the room with a live audience in … Continue reading→

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