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“In Praise of the Postcard,” by Stephen Kessler

(Bushwhack Books, the little publishing enterprise created by Michael Perkins and myself, has produced its second set of Poetry Postcards. Talk about double obscurity. Who even sends postcards anymore in this age of tweets? Stephen Kessler, for one, a true … Continue reading

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Can Americans Write Chinese Poetry?

Of course we can. Coleman Barks, as a young poet, began writing versions of Rumi without understanding the original Persian, relying instead on earlier English translations that though literal lacked the magic of poetry. Now Rumi has become the most … Continue reading

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