http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/enWed, 22 May 2013 06:59:03 PDTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/nohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/tum95NzB6hk/that-grand-old-irishitalian-tradition-by-moira-egan.htmlMoira Egan, European CorrespondentMoira EganWed, 22 May 2013 06:56:26 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301901c6e97f1970bOne of the great things about being an American poet who happens to live in Rome is the proximity to the American Academy in Rome. In recent years, things have become even better for us poetry-loving Romans, thanks to AAR...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=tum95NzB6hk:84s4-l5hgwo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/tum95NzB6hk" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/that-grand-old-irishitalian-tradition-by-moira-egan.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/PFFmzlzs51w/happy-41-andrew-zawacki-by-anthony-madrid-via-facebook.htmlBirthday PoemsAnthony MadridTue, 21 May 2013 21:48:59 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301901c70127e970bANDREW ZAWACKI (5/22) Zawacki babe, khaki babe RAH RAH RAH The baby gotta incubate And HA HA HA With a Chickasaw, Chickasaw Chapanese sword Ya got a chicken with a Choctaw Writin’ on the board With a Ballyhoo, Ballyhoo Babblin’...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=PFFmzlzs51w:_illIjefCB0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/PFFmzlzs51w" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/happy-41-andrew-zawacki-by-anthony-madrid-via-facebook.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/CAYdRJDuraI/china-in-a-day-by-matthew-thorburn.htmlArtChinaFood and DrinkGuest BloggersPoemsTravelMatthew ThorburnTue, 21 May 2013 18:30:29 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301901c6ec7b2970bPhilip Larkin once remarked that he would like to visit China, but only if he could come home the same day. (I could do another week here on funny and/or curmudgeonly things he said.) He also said in his Paris...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=CAYdRJDuraI:5bHPR7CufBg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/CAYdRJDuraI" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/china-in-a-day-by-matthew-thorburn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/0KOjkqcqHEs/leonard-koan-haiku-by-jim-cummins.htmlJim Cummins - Mid West CorrespondentThe Best American PoetryTue, 21 May 2013 12:18:00 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301901c63926c970bEmpty bell. Sex with a narcissist is the sound of one hand clapping. -- Jim Cummins Of "Leonard Koan Haiku," Cummins writes: "I see this poem wearing a hat."<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=0KOjkqcqHEs:gtfZyWFy9EY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/0KOjkqcqHEs" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/leonard-koan-haiku-by-jim-cummins.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/VbA145EVU2c/does-poetry-demand-bravery-by-alissa-fleck.htmlPoetry ReadingsThe Best American PoetryTue, 21 May 2013 09:36:04 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301901c6b8ade970bWhen I think of bravery in poetry, I think of having the courage to own the lifestyle. As a now twenty-something who grew up with parents who worked ceaselessly to give me every opportunity they never had, it’s hard not...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=VbA145EVU2c:kdsbPkr6h5I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/VbA145EVU2c" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/does-poetry-demand-bravery-by-alissa-fleck.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/8FeYJ6RFzeU/happy-325-alexander-pope-5211688-by-anthony-madrid-via-facebook-corrected-by-chris-crawford-.htmlBirthday PoemsAnthony MadridMon, 20 May 2013 21:58:43 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b88330191025cd696970cALEXANDER POPE (5/21) She’s weepin’ inurr Poarridge, Creyin’ inurr SOUP:
 An’ naebody’s there 
 To wape urr Tairs,
 Etsept for Alikzandurr POOP.
 She’s bocked intae a Cairner;
 She’s come to the Aynd o’ urr ROOP:
 An’ hü should be the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=8FeYJ6RFzeU:G2kQ3TncnhA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/8FeYJ6RFzeU" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/happy-325-alexander-pope-5211688-by-anthony-madrid-via-facebook-corrected-by-chris-crawford-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/4pYQGpHk__w/happy-45-christine-hume-by-anthony-madrid-via-facebook.htmlAnthony MadridMon, 20 May 2013 21:41:49 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b88330192aa25269f970dCHRISTINE HUME (5/21) Christine Hume To the crack of doom She’ll lower the boom On her birthday The fruit of the loom Cannot help but consume · KING TUT in his tomb On her birthday We must never presume To...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=4pYQGpHk__w:2TNHvHKQ9Zc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/4pYQGpHk__w" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/happy-45-christine-hume-by-anthony-madrid-via-facebook.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/Y1IAjdLdMdQ/our-abidance-by-matthew-thorburn.htmlArtGuest BloggersPoemsMatthew ThorburnMon, 20 May 2013 20:53:37 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b88330191025c73af970cI want to kick off my stint here with a painting, a favorite poet, and a poem called “Poem.” At the beginning of last year I paid a visit to the Tibor de Nagy Gallery for what felt like a...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=Y1IAjdLdMdQ:dwnW7qHN-3c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/Y1IAjdLdMdQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/our-abidance-by-matthew-thorburn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/ZQiDEDJyyFQ/kgb-finale-moved-to-friday-this-week.htmljdemingMon, 20 May 2013 13:26:13 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301910259e3b6970cIf you are looking forward to tonight's Eileen Myles &amp; Rebecca Wolff reading at the KGB Bar -- the season finale of KGB Monday Night Poetry -- just hold it right there. Due to a scheduling conflict, the event has...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=ZQiDEDJyyFQ:j-0nSASahW4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/ZQiDEDJyyFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/kgb-finale-moved-to-friday-this-week.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~3/6T9GzVjtJGs/clouds-potatoes-timothy-donnelly-by-jennifer-michael-hecht.htmlJennifer Michael Hecht, The Lion and the HoneycombJennifer Michael HechtMon, 20 May 2013 10:52:52 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fe4158b883301910258e52f970cDear Bleaders, White sky out there seemed to call for this poem by Timothy Donnelly, of the wonderful Twenty-Seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit and The Cloud Corporation. Epitaph by His Own Hand From the morning he started...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?a=6T9GzVjtJGs:2N7ckVki5NM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheBestAmericanPoetry?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBestAmericanPoetry/~4/6T9GzVjtJGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2013/05/clouds-potatoes-timothy-donnelly-by-jennifer-michael-hecht.htmlnonadult