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, […]
David Lehman
Jason Schneiderman Interview with Molly Peacock and David Lehman
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, […]
David Lehman: Ode to Punctuation
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 […]