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Robin Coste Lewis and A New Kind of New York

Alexa Doran

Robin Coste Lewis - The Voyage of the Sable Venus

As a young girl I hated Girl Scouts. It was yet another popularity contest that I was on the losing end of, with little payoff beyond the ability to say I’d “hiked” through another bitter Syracuse … [Read more...]

Peter Gizzi’s Ode: Salute to the New York School published

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Peter Gizzi Ode to the New York School

Letter Machine Editions has just announced the publication of Peter Gizzi's Ode: Salute to the New York School. It can be purchased for $16 (shipping included). Peter Gizzi's Ode: Salute to … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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