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Mar 08 2005
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A little over a year ago, Usha Akella launched an organization called the Poetry Caravan in Westchester County, New York. Akella wanted to provide free poetry readings and writing workshops… read more
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Mar 07 2005
Sample Our Product
We offer for your online enjoyment, a pair of selections from the Missouri Review 27.2 (2004): a short story by Peter Nathaniel Malae, “The O’Reilly Factor at 5 P.M., 8… read more
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Mar 07 2005
Literary Live Aid
It’s not exactly the same as 90,000 sweaty bodies packed into a stadium to throb and dance as the stars of rock ‘n roll sing and prance to raise funds… read more
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Mar 07 2005
And So It Goes
There is writing and there is the business of writing, which is to say, publishing. And for those of us who celebrate great literature, past, present, and future, irrespective of… read more
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Mar 01 2005
The Future of Literary Contests?
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, just when you thought reality TV was done reinventing the wheel, just as you’re (gasp) getting bored with American Idol, perhaps there’s… read more
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Feb 22 2005
Sparking a Conversation where Before There had been None
More than a week ago, “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne-Claude unfurled in Central Park. With one week remaining, the saffron ribbons will wreathe acres of winter landscape, as a… read more
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Feb 22 2005
Iris Murdoch Fights Alzheimer's
Writer’s block? Can’t find the right word? Are you suddenly unsure of who you are and what you’re doing here? Well, if that’s the case it may be too late… read more
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Feb 17 2005
Politics, Poetry and Nikki Giovanni
Politics and poetry often form a provocative and volatile mix. In the right hands, however, the pairing can be challenging, inspirational, and soul affirming–so finds Kathryn Fishman in, “Preparing for… read more
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Feb 17 2005
Preparing for Mars: Reflections on Nikki Giovanni
[By Kathryn Fishman] We are going to Mars for the same reason Marco Polo rocketed to China, For the same reason Columbus trimmed his sails on a dream of spices,… read more
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Feb 13 2005
The Literary Roots of This Year's Oscars
From our Hollywood bureau chief, Faith Kurtyka (yes, it’s come to this): At this year’s Oscar party, be the snob who says, “The book’s better!” by checking out the little… read more