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theparisreview: “Taking the time to polish a pun or fine-tune a...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:16:34 -0400

“Taking the time to polish a pun or fine-tune a practical joke is a way of saying, I’m thinking about you and I want to please you.”

Andrew Hudgins on his marriage built on laughter, adapted from his new collection of essays, The Joker: A Memoir.

Andrew Hudgins’s poetry is served a bit silly, as well. His new collection A CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT is available tomorrow.

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:57:22 -0400

We all weep for Honey Boo Boo.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:08:00 -0400

We all weep for Honey Boo Boo.

‘Morning at the Window’ by T.S. Eliot. From...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:26:43 -0400

‘Morning at the Window’ by T.S. Eliot. From COLLECTED POEMS: 1909-1962.

Next in Kathy Hepinstall’s LA Poetry Series, Sylvia Plath...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:19:05 -0400

Next in Kathy Hepinstall’s LA Poetry Series, Sylvia Plath at Barney’s.

‘Night Harvest’ by Andrew Hudgins. From A CLOWN AT...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:12:53 -0400

‘Night Harvest’ by Andrew Hudgins. From A CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT, out June 6.

‘Leavings’ by Robin Robertson. From SWITHERING.

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:13:21 -0400

‘Leavings’ by Robin Robertson. From SWITHERING.

Kathy Hepinstall continues her LA Poetry Series continues with...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:19:04 -0400

Kathy Hepinstall continues her LA Poetry Series continues with Robert Frost, on the highway less traveled.

‘You Begin’ by Margaret Atwood. From Selected Poems...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:24:17 -0400

‘You Begin’ by Margaret Atwood. From Selected Poems II: 1976-1986.

‘Cathedral’ by Rodney Jones. From IMAGINARY LOGIC.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:49:10 -0400

‘Cathedral’ by Rodney Jones. From IMAGINARY LOGIC.

"Public readings assure poets that there is an audience for poetry in this country and that Americans..."

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:15:38 -0400

“Public readings assure poets that there is an audience for poetry in this country and that Americans not only can make sense of their poems, but appear to actually like them.”

- Charles Simic, “A Poet on the Road,” featured on The New York Review of Books blog.

‘Noon’ by Jane Shore. From THAT SAID.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:44:17 -0400

‘Noon’ by Jane Shore. From THAT SAID.

‘The Bride Wins Both Times’ by Tomaz Salamun. From...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:53:00 -0400

‘The Bride Wins Both Times’ by Tomaz Salamun. From THE BLUE TOWER.

National Poetry Month continues with Kathy Hepinstall’s LA...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:04:14 -0400

National Poetry Month continues with Kathy Hepinstall’s LA Poetry Series. Today, Dylan Thomas spends some time at the Playboy Mansion.

‘Bucolics LIX’ from BUCOLICS by Maurice Manning.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:18:38 -0400

‘Bucolics LIX’ from BUCOLICS by Maurice Manning.

‘Patriots’ Day’ by Richard Wilbur

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:55:32 -0400

‘Patriots’ Day’ by Richard Wilbur

‘Offering’ by Ursula Le Guin. From FINDING MY...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:39:04 -0400

‘Offering’ by Ursula Le Guin. From FINDING MY ELEGY.

‘Slight Tremor’ by Linda Gregerson. From THE...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:17:41 -0400

‘Slight Tremor’ by Linda Gregerson. From THE SELVAGE.

‘Galveston, 1961’ by Richard Wilbur. From...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:43:07 -0400

‘Galveston, 1961’ by Richard Wilbur. From ANTEROOMS.

‘The Moths Who Come in the Night to Drink Our Tears’...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:24:26 -0400

‘The Moths Who Come in the Night to Drink Our Tears’ by Thomas Lux. From CHILD MADE OF SAND.