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Philip Levine
Philip Levine was born on January 10, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Central High School. He graduated from Wayne State University in 1950 & 55. Lit Journals: The New Yorker (June 9, 2008… more →
Michigan Poetry
Wednesday, 12/30/09
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wrote 1 week ago: Musicians (and composers) fall into two camps: less-is-more and more-is-more. The less-is-more camp … more →
Gospel — by Philip Levine
wrote 2 weeks ago: The new grass rising in the hills, the cows loitering in the morning chill, a dozen or more old brow … more →
"...No. Not this pig."
wrote 1 month ago: It’s Tuesday, and has been since 10 AM this morning. I have come to the conclusion that, in Mo … more →
Poem of the Day
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wrote 3 months ago: The Simple Truth Philip Levine I bought a dollar and a half's worth of small red potatoes, took them … more →
The World According to Philip Levine
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wrote 3 months ago: I’m reading this little book called Talking with Poets edited by Harry Thomas. Below are some … more →
Where the Corn Was Spilled
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wrote 7 months ago: That title will make sense by the time we’ve come to the end of this entry. I’m going to … more →
How People Roll, Variously
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wrote 8 months ago: It happens in life, from time to time, that you find yourself recounting the same silly story over a … more →
NOTES: Coal Mountain Elementary by Mark Nowak (Coffee House Press, 2009)
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wrote 8 months ago: Book Good. Cover Fonts Kind Of Silly. Coal Mountain Elementary is ostensibly labeled as poetry, but … more →
he asks me if I'm happy
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wrote 9 months ago: Tonight, a poem from 81-year-old Philip Levine, who grew up in Detroit, worked many years in the ind … more →
Philip Levine: Abandoned and Finished
wrote 9 months ago: My mentor Patricia Spears Jones sent this poem and interview of the poet Philip Levine along from ho … more →
They Feed They Lion - Philip Levine
wrote 10 months ago: They Feed They Lion Out of burlap sacks, out of bearing butter, Out of black bean and wet slate brea … more →
show me how you do that trick
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wrote 11 months ago: My Dad just sent me the link to this blog called Yarnbombing. These two women blog about artists (or … more →
New Book FIRST OF THE YEAR: 2008 Publishes Hard-To-Find Essays By Controversial Critic ARMOND WHITE and Other Writers
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wrote 1 year ago: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 — by Wow Jones First Of The Year: 2008 Front Cover Was hop … more →
Philip Levine
wrote 1 year ago: Philip Levine was born on January 10, 1928, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Central High School. H … more →
Cats on March
wrote 1 year ago: It’s been like World War III in my apartment. I took in a cat that needed a home and she is no … more →
The perfect right cross
wrote 1 year ago: They say it’s magic. When it lands you feel the force of your whole body, even the deeper orga … more →
We Work
wrote 1 year ago: Did I Miss Anything asks Tom Wayman (thanks Karen). I missed our December gathering, sadly. But folk … more →
Philip Levine a chance to work with this master poet
wrote 2 years ago: The Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference sent me their newsletter and told me as well as the othe … more →
The Simple Truth
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wrote 2 years ago: I bought a dollar and a half’s worth of small red potatoes, took them home, boiled them in the … more →
