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Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)18 Aug 09 Sillage The following links have stayed open in my browser for a week. Their persistence must be noted: One Thing They Aren't: Maternal "Some mother hawks and owls are practical optimists, not only halving their brood when necessary but also eating... 29 Jul 09 It was always meant to be a poem As the poet G. C. Waldrep rightly noted at a reading I attended, "There are two poems. The one on paper and the one you read out loud." This distinction motivates William Shatner's 1968 spoken word album The Transformed Man... 6 Jun 09 Baseball: Blog All Open Tabs Lately, my musings on baseball have turned to the connection between religious reliquary and baseball memorabilia. Here are some links that touch on this subject and others that don't: **** With baseball cards somewhat passe nowadays, these connoisseurs came to... 3 Jun 09 Sonnet 99 The forward violet thus did I chide: Sweet thief, whence didst thou steal thy sweet that smells, If not from my love?s breath? The purple pride, Which on thy soft cheek for complexion dwells, In my love?s veins thou has... 2 Jun 09 The Performing Arts and the Economy I'd like to share with readers the following essay by my friend Naama Zahavi Ely. This essay appeared in the program for a benefit on behalf of the International Vocal Arts Institute. For the past couple of years, Naama's daughter... 27 May 09 Memorial Day We reached Citi Field in time for the Mets batting practice, my first time witnessing this spectacle. The players were on right field, rolling on the grass, their arms and legs akimbo. Two stylish trainers would occasionally call out a... 20 May 09 The Yips This past Sunday, Mike Pelfrey, a starting pitcher for the New York Mets, balked at the mound three times in a game against the San Francisco Giants. Baseball rules spell out clearly what constitutes a balk... 17 May 09 El beisbolista, el poeta Miguel Batista is a published poet and novelist--he's also a relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He started his MLB career in 1992 with the Pittsburgh Pirates but hasn't spent that long with any team, nine in total... 8 May 09 PEN World Voices: Poetry Reading Blurry photo of Wayne Koestenbaum and Nicole Brossard reading "Transcreation." 5/1/09 poem to understand how people bend before an idea their hair barely brushing the depth of silence Poem(é), Nicole Brossard 5/1: After "Discovering Unbearable Truths," I headed to the... 8 May 09 PEN World Voices: Discovering Unbearable Truths Uwe Kolbe and Uljana Wolf in conversation with Susan Bernofsky I arrived late, after Uljana Wolf had read her poems, but in time to hear Uwe Kolbe read "Fathers and Sons." The panel description tells us that "These two writers...
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