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Public Radio Poetry, Vol. 3: William Carlos Williams on This American Life

The submissions guide on “This American Life’s” Web site says they don’t do poetry very frequently, as they “find that it’s hard to do poetry or drama on the radio without sounding corny.”
Depending on your point of view, this shows either an ignorance or an intimate knowledge of the career of Garrison Keillor.
Despite their […]

April is the Cruelest Pretentious Joke

EDIT: The Studio 360 link broke; but it seems like that may be a problem with Studio 360’s website. Let me know if it starts working again.
T.S. Eliot’s poem, “The Waste Land” begins with the words, “April is the cruelest month.”
Which is why it’s really stupid that April is National Poetry Month.
But it […]

Garrison Keillor is a Grumpy Old Man

The New York Times’ “Lede Blog” reported today on the sale of Garrison Keillor’s St. Paul home. Apparently, he’s leaving because he doesn’t get along with his neighbors.
From “The Lede Blog:”
For those not keeping regular track of all matters Keilloric, the listing marks the end of an ugly feud that cast Mr. Keillor as […]