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Minnie Bruce Pratt, Celebrated Poet of Lesbian Life, Dies at 76
Feminist poet and essayist Minnie Bruce Pratt explores her despair, anger and resilience after coming out as a lesbian and…
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Saskia Hamilton, Poet Who Edited Another Poet’s Letters, Dies at 56
The award-winning poet published in 2019 a book of letters from their couple and friends, shedding new light on the…
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Reanimating Cavafy, a Poet of ‘Future Generations’ Whose Time Is Now
When I was ten years old, a teacher at the Catholic school I attended in Massachusetts asked students to bring…
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Overlooked No More: Alda Merini, a Poet of Mental Illness
Possibly as a result of the electroshock therapy she received, Melini’s memory began to fade and her three youngest children…
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Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
In the 1970s, as editor of ZPress and its annual Z Magazine, Elmslie published many poets he admired. His own…
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‘God’s Fool’ Review: A Singing, Beat Poet Saint
The life of St. Francis of Assisi was dramatic. A child of a wealthy Italian merchant, he had a young…
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In ‘Also a Poet,’ a Search for Frank O’Hara and for Peace With Dad
You can forgive a little arrogance if Sheldal doesn’t seem to be so deliberately aware of his intellectual commonality with…
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