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February 2, 2012 KR Blog Reading Uncategorized Writing

Mix Tape: Cellar Door

What’s so beautiful about cellar door? These two little words have gotten a lot of attention from Donnie Darko, Dorothy Parker, and beyond.

“If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.”

Bookworms beware: Even if you’re only five years old, overdue library books could land you in the clink.

Anyone remember Seinfeld’s experience with the library cop?

We all read in the yellow trolley bus, the yellow trolley bus, the yellow trolley bus…

The Great MFA Debate returns, this time at Ploughshares.

Now babies can literally cut their teeth on great literature. Absurd, right?

Remembering poets Dorothea Tanning and Wisława Szymborska.