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Politics and the Poet Laureate

“Many recent Poet Laureates have not entirely hidden their political views, even if they haven’t manned the barricades… But Charles Simic may be a special case.”

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Minneapolis literati check in

Emily Cook of Minneapolis, guest-blogging at Bookslut, reports that everyone at Milkweed, Graywolf, Coffee House, & Rain Taxi is okay after the bridge collapse.

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Lorraine Martindale on Bloomington’s Caveat Emptor

While I focus on things other than blogging this month, I’m running a series on independent bookstores. Below New School MFA student Lorraine Martindale praises Caveat Emptor of Bloomington, Indiana. I love everything about this place. The mildly cranky, white-haired, bearded guy and the smart, cheerful woman who have both run it for years, who always have intelligent comments about . . .

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