Monthly Archives: April 2016

Three Poems in translation by Sophia Parnok

Sophia Parnok (1885-1933), one of the great modern Russian poets, was a large personality on a stage of large personalities. She was judged for not fitting in – she was married but lived as a lesbian (she had an affair … Continue reading

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The Purely Impure Prince

  In the days since Prince’s death, the appreciation for “impurity” is stunning.  On the one hand, both livid racism and identity politics are drawing people towards purity – witness the anger at appropriation and enforcement of separation.  Yet Prince … Continue reading

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ODE TO A COLD

This week when I was sick as a dog, I wrote a poem about…being sick as a dog.  Call it my healing arts.  By the time the poem was done with me and releasing me from its grip, the cold … Continue reading

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Cheap Date

April 4, morning blizzard.   The outside curtain is going from gauze to opaque.   Inside, the cafe is quiet, very quiet. A few stragglers have awakened early, and gotten themselves to a warm place. There is an undercurrent of cool beats. … Continue reading

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