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Poem-A-Day
Jul 31 La Figlia Che Piange
by T. S. Eliot
Stand on the highest pavement of the stair

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Spotlight Poet
Philip Appleman
A veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Appleman has also served on the Governing Board of the Poetry Society of America and the Poets Advisory Board of Poets House. X. J. Kennedy describes his poems as "hilarious, technically dazzling poetic flights."

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[My Visitor from Nebraska]

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Spotlight Essay
Clarity and Obscurity in Poetry

by Sven Birkerts
"Difficulty bears directly on the question of meaning. Indeed, I would say that difficulty is the friction that accompanies all the attempts we make on meaning. Whatever that is..."

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Summer Reading List

Still looking for a great book to read this summer? Check out reviews of recent books by Kim Addonizio, Macgregor Card, Tony Hoagland, Christine Hume, Timothy Liu, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Dara Wier, among others.
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