poet’s notebook
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War and peace and college for all
The first G.I. Bill changed America. Will a “Post 9/11” bill do the same?
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Kickoff time: ready for some football
The unending fascination of football.
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Poet’s Notebook: The spider web theory
Everything’s connected, according to poets (and scientists). Feel the vibrations?
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The rat man cometh
Small rodents demand small poems.
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A Swiss near-miss
It helps to know the language when you’re headed to another country.
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A modest proposal for dealing with gun violence
Arm everyone.
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Peter Meinke’s Chelsea mornings in New York City
In NYC, St. Pete’s poet laureate toasts the writerly life (minus the choking-on-your-own-vomit part).
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Chipmunk with a basketball
I never made the NBA, but I played hard.
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Pigging out: Why greed is notso good
Why greed is not good.