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The Language of Inquiry
by Lyn Hejinian
Staff Pick
Lyn Hejinian is one of the most prominent figures in contemporary American poetry. Living and writing in the Bay Area for most of her life, she is a professor, translator, poet, etc. Recently she has worked with musician John Zorn on a cross-media... (read more)

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Paterson (Rev 95 Edition)
by William Carlos Williams
Staff Pick
Literary critic Marjorie Perloff once made the claim that when the history of free verse is written, William Carlos Williams will be a primary figure. Such were the words that turned my attention back to Williams. But it wasn't until a friend sent me a... (read more)

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Tanakh-TK
by Jewish Publication Society
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Barnett Newman
by Barnett Newman
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Lavish Absence: Recalling and Rereading Edmond Jabhs
by Rosmarie Waldrop
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"We are still meeting in the book." So writes Rosmarie Waldrop of her friend, the late Edmond Jabés. Rosmarie Waldrop is a predominant poet, translator, editor of contemporary poetry and poetics. Arguably she is one of my favorite writers; personally... (read more)

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Points for a Compass Rose
by Evan S Connell
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