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This was such a great evening. I loved that Ted Mathys’ poem.

Commented Apr 8, 2013 on Acrobatics and Sumptuous Heavens [by Madge McKeithen] at The Best American Poetry

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Mar 20, 2013

can't wait!

Commented Mar 2, 2013 on Happy 25th Birthday Best American Poetry! Save the dates for launch readings. at The Best American Poetry

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Mar 2, 2013

What a great collection of poets ! I can't wait. I am marking my calendar!

Commented Aug 27, 2012 on Save the Date: The Best American Poetry 2012 Launch Reading. Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7:00 PM. The New School, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY. FREE at The Best American Poetry

Oh Mark Doty is the guest editor - how fabulous. He's one of my favorites.

Commented Jul 24, 2012 on Sneak Peek: The Best American Poetry 2012 at The Best American Poetry

Nin is so amazing; isn't she? How great is this!!

Commented Jul 9, 2012 on Monday Cartoon by Nin Andrews at The Best American Poetry

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Jul 2, 2012

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Jul 2, 2012

everyone MUST see Nin's comics !

Commented Jun 20, 2012 on Tanya Larkin on Fracking and Gregory Lawless's Poems at The Best American Poetry

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Jun 19, 2012

I've been wanting to go. I read about this online, too, but always feared the Tavern was pricey. I may have to check it out in the remaining time that's left of National Poetry Month!

Commented Apr 14, 2012 on Props to Poetry at the Gramercy Tavern by Stacey Harwood at The Best American Poetry

Nin is one of my favorite poets.I adore her and her work. Yes, when i first saw the comics, I immediately kept telling her to do more and encouraged her to submit them places. Aren't they amazing? Jennifer, you picked such awesome poets !

Commented Apr 6, 2012 on Speaking of Funny Women: Time to Buy Nin Andrews' "The Secret Life Of Mannequins" from Kattywompus Press at The Best American Poetry

Just genius- a combination of both poetry and foolery!

Commented Apr 1, 2012 on No title at The Best American Poetry

This was a great post. I couldn't agree more with you about what you said about community. The sense of the word has definitely changed, and I think in a good way.

Commented Mar 22, 2012 on Funeral Potatoes (by Rebecca Lindenberg) at The Best American Poetry

I really enjoyed this post- definitely my favorite of the week. Nin's diaries are always so perceptive and intriguing. I'll need to check out violette leduc. Another french fave of mine is Marguerite Duras. I'm glad to know you, too, wrote about your expierence with the diary as a genre of sorts.

Commented Mar 5, 2012 on Diary as Form, or a Case for Hybrid Genres [by Megin Jimenez] at The Best American Poetry

Thanks Alyson. You know, I'm so grateful for meeting you out at P-town! xx

Commented Jan 27, 2012 on A Writing Community of One’s Own [By Leah Umansky] at The Best American Poetry

Thanks so much, Alyson. So glad you enjoyed it!

Commented Jan 27, 2012 on For the Love of Poetry [By Leah Umansky] at The Best American Poetry

Thanks so much, David. It is quite interesting, isn't it? I guess its why we love the poets we do, they make us look at poetry in a different light.

Commented Jan 22, 2012 on For the Love of Poetry [By Leah Umansky] at The Best American Poetry

Hi Malea, Thanks so much for reading and for commenting. I LOVED SLC and loved my classes and my teachers, I just always felt soured by not making friends. I felt like I missed out on the full-experience, but again, I graduated in around seven years ago. Yes, we definitely need to take care of ourselves as writers. Have a terrific semester at SLC and enjoy it. Some of my favorite poets are there: Kate Knapp Johnson, Victoria Redel, and of course, Marie Howe. Perhaps, we'll see one another at the Poetry Festival this Spring. Thanks again, Leah

Commented Jan 22, 2012 on A Writing Community of One’s Own [By Leah Umansky] at The Best American Poetry

A Writing Community of One’s Own [By Leah Umansky]

Well readers, tonight is my last post and I’m writing about writing communities. I never realized how important having a writing community was until I didn’t have one anymore. I started my MFA in Poetry at Sarah Lawrence College right... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2012 at The Best American Poetry

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All of a Sudden All the World is Blonde [By Leah Umansky]

one of my favorite collages featuring everyone's favorite blonde I learned from a young age that you should just label yourself because if you don’t, people are going to just do it for you. It’s one of the harsh realities... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at The Best American Poetry

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For the Love of Poetry [By Leah Umansky]

I thought I’d write tonight about poetry and the kind of poems that move me. Ironically, the poems I call my “favorites” are nothing like the poems I actually write. I never realized this until this past summer when I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2012 at The Best American Poetry

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