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David Lehman

David Lehman: Poem in the Manner of Polonius

May 12, 2011 by PBQ

Neither a follower nor a leader be. Vote, but tell no one for whom you voted. Do not avoid jury duty. Avoid a fight, but if attacked, fight back with all your might, and don’t try to fuck a girl on your first date. Kiss her good night and call the next day. Memorize verse, […]

Filed Under: Contributors 76, Issue 76, Poetry, Poetry 76 Tagged With: Contributors 76, David Lehman, Poetry, Poetry 76

Jason Schneiderman Interview with Molly Peacock    and David Lehman

May 10, 2011 by PBQ

October 2009 – January 2010 An Interview with David Lehman, Editor of Best American Poetry and Molly Peacock, Editor of Best Canadian Poetry in English. Conducted by Jason Schneiderman. Jason: Molly, David;  I’m awed by how much you both do to promote poetry.  David, you’ve been editing Best American Poetry for over two decades. Molly, […]

Filed Under: Contributors 82, Interviews, Issue 82, Prose, Prose 82 Tagged With: Contributors 82, David Lehman, Jason Schneidermann, Molly Peacock, Prose, Prose 82

David Lehman: Ode to Punctuation

May 10, 2011 by PBQ

A poem without punctuation is female. – Pauline Ambrozy The comma is female, The exclamation point male, The semi-colon is fem bi-curious sub 29 Virginia. The apostrophe is prosperous, possessive (femme) The colon looks both ways before crossing the street (m). The fast-running dash can’t make up his mind about the curvaceous question mark lurking […]

Filed Under: Contributors 82, Issue 82, Prose, Prose 82 Tagged With: Contributors 82, David Lehman, Prose, Prose 82

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