Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Do you have a poem in your pocket? If not, you should find one right away. Otherwise, what will you do if a...
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Nicholas Hughes, son of poets Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) and Ted Hughes (1930-1998) hanged himself on Monday, March 16th at his home in Alaska. He was...
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The Upper East Side is home to several of the most charming bookstores in New York. Tucked in between high-priced restaurants and chicer-than-thou...
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Book Culture, one of my favorite Upper West Side bookstores, will be holding a reading on Friday to launch the winter issue of The Manhattan Review,...
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With its narrow streets, old brick houses and small mom-and-pop shops and businesses, the Village has long been one of Manhattan’s most...
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Did you know the Lower East Side of Manhattan used to be a Mecca for book-lovers? Today it still has some of the best bookstores in the city.For more...
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When was the last time an American president-elect was seen carrying a book of poetry? Three days after Barak Obama won the election, he was spotted...
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Are Bob Dylan and British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy secret soul mates? The Manhattan Review, one of New York City’s little magazines,...
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