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Link to Lorca piece on CNN.com

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Splabman

Digging Lorca takes on new meaning with the news that the Spanish government may exhume what are believed to be his remains. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/16/lorca.spain.burial.site/index.html Remember, we’d never assassinate a poet in this country…just their character.

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Eileen Myles at Elliott Bay Book Company, October 10, 2009

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Splabman

She was named by BUST magazine as “the rock star of modern poetry” & that would usually be the death knell for a poet in my book, but in the case of Eileen Myles, it’s only slightly hyperbolic. She was … Continue reading →

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Charles Olson

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Splabman

USAmericans LOVE their dead poets. Especially those who they can’t or aren’t able to understand during the poet’s life. Charles Olson is another case in point. Living in poverty at the end of his life in 1970, Charles Olson was … Continue reading →

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Silliman’s Blog

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Splabman

For a poet in the U.S., one can get the impression that academic poetry is all that is happening, all that matters in USAmerican letters. For those who crave more (you crave more don’t you?) a blog dedicated to the … Continue reading →

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