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Jan.23.2013
FOUR INCARNATIONS
1. Switchblade Poetry: Chicago Style
I began writing poetry in Chicago at age 15, when I
was named corresponding secretary for a gang of
young punks and hoodlums called the Semcoes. A
Social Athletic Club, we met at various locations
two Thursdays a month. My job...
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Dec.10.2011
“That’s what inspires me — people still at work, and dreaming.”
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Sep.06.2008
Last night Patricia Smith had a book launch party for her new book entitled _Blood Dazzler_. It is her fifth collection of poetry. Published with Coffee House Press (which also published her National Poetry Series Winner _Teahouse of the Almighty_), _Blood Dazzler_ is a collection of 77 pages of...
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Aug.19.2008
Compatibility Plus (1987--)
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“If she’s been separated from him for less than a year, I don’t want to meet her,” I said, wanting to avoid getting caught up with someone on the rebound.
“They’ve been separated over a year,” Allan assured me. “Her name is Gloria...
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