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Fascinating story on NPR today, about a woman's memoir of being raised by a single gay father, Steve Abbott, who was a poet and part of ...

Watched Behind the Candelabra on HBO last night with Dean. I was really looking forward to this movie, especially with all the top actors...

I love this poem from the current issue of Poetry.  The "boom" is so understated, and it all takes on a new urgency with the recen...

A Cartoon Tribute To Cats, And The Poets Who Loved Them Francesco Marciuliano and Camila Domonoske April 30, 2...

Fun "Mad Libs" poem from Ben Lerner, up at he PoFo website: Share on facebook   Share on twitter   Share on tumblr   Share on...

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EAT ,  NEWS Third Annual “Plate of Nations” Celebrates Global Cuisine in Rainier Valley Posted on March 24, 2013 by  Editor RAINIER V...

"The Most Exciting Thing To Do With Your Head" A great essay "interview" by Sam Anderson with the amazing Anne Carson...

Great article from Michael Moore, about Sandy Hook (and likening it to Emmett Till, the holocaust, Mai lai etc) and how we all really need t...

Looks like another CCP poets wins the Kingsley Tufts. Congrats!! Poet Marianne Boruch (Claremont Graduate University) By Carolyn Kellogg M...

Good poem from Mark Irwin.  I totally relate.  (Now, imagine the "visiting" mother in the poem has actually passed away years ago...

Love this poem from Writer's Almanac a few days ago. The February Bee  The bumblebee crept out on the stone steps. No roses. Nothi...

Received my copy of Bloom in the mail the other day. I love the cover, with the flag-like red and white stripes (or are they prison bars?...

from Huff Post: "At 44, Blanco is also the youngest-ever Inaugural poet and the first Hispanic and LGBT person to recite a poem at the...

Safer than Ambien? An interesting take on Bishop. I admire it when someone is willing to take on a sacred cow. Check it out here at poetry f...