May 2013
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April 2013
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March 2013
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The Centaur
Shape-changer caught in the middle
Of rehearsal, here between beast
& man, like a young Chiron,
You pretend birthright,
Hoping Atalanta’s arrow
Finds you on a lost path
In bloom. Yes, sometimes,
You can be loony as a drunken
Stunt man in Paradise, a bit
Of Theocritus’s sad metaphysics
In your bones. One half tortures
The other for the romantic songs
Crooned at sunset....
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February 2013
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January 2013
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A Place to Put All Those Curiosities →
“Rooms of Wonder: From Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899,” at the Grolier Club, shows how a thirst for knowledge fed the desire to house and display prized collections.
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December 2012
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November 2012
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October 2012
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September 2012
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August 2012
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Tonight’s lullaby played by violinist Charlie Siem
July 2012
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The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose...
– John Keats
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TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE & ROCHESTER →
JANE I BOUGHT YOU A DRESS MADE OF TEN THOUSAND PEARLS AS A BRIDAL PRESENT where on earth would I wear that YOU COULD WEAR IT ON THE MOON that seems impractical how would i even breathe on the moon? I WOULD BREATHE FOR YOU MY JANE
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SAY YES
The soul of each silkworm who gave each thread
of silk sings
your...
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June 2012
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