Monthly Archives: February 2014

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: THE MOONS OF AUGUST

FROM THE MOONS OF AUGUST By Danusha Laméris EVE, AFTER Did she know there was more to life than lions licking the furred ears of lambs, fruit trees dropping their fat bounty, the years droning on without argument? Too much … Continue reading

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: THE SONG OF SONGS

Depiction of Solomon and Pharaoh’s daughter reciting the Song of Solomon. This image is in the public domain. From THE SONG OF SONGS From the Hebrew Bible I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. As a … Continue reading

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Women Are “Just More Emotional”

Women Are “Just More Emotional” By Sarah Marcus   “Hey, the 1950s called, they want their stereotype back,” I said during a somewhat intense debate last night. I was asking a new friend, let’s call him Adam, what he thought … Continue reading

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Hell Yes, I’m Intolerant

    Hell Yes, I’m Intolerant By Joanna Schroeder The other day on Facebook a friend of mine shared his thoughts on the Coca Cola ad set to the song “America the Beautiful.” My friend’s status said, “If this bothered you… I don’t … Continue reading

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: RON KOLM

WALT WHITMAN By Ron Kolm You, Walt Whitman, Like God, Are Everywhere All At Once. (Today’s poem originally appeared via Brevitas, was published in the poetry collection Divine Comedy, and appears here today with permission from the poet.) Ron Kolm … Continue reading

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: GILI HAIMOVICH

By Gili Haimovich: * My Hebrew is going to get hurt. So how will she continue to adorn me? Through my attachment to her she multiplies, as if allowing me more time to lament. * הָעִבְרִית שֶׁלִּי תֵּכֶף תִּפָּצַע ?אָז … Continue reading

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