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And the saga continues… Part 1 is here. 5. Walt Whitman wrote about the streets so does this make him hip-hop? I’m being an ass here but there is a point...

Before the year comes to a close, we'd be remiss if we didn't let our dear Harriet readers know the books that have found a special place in our hearts...

What! You like our shelfie? Oh come on! Yes, that's really us. Yes, really! Yes! Well anyway, we were reading Jacket Copy and stumbled upon this articles about shelfies: enjoy!...

Are digital publications running like bandits to the fledging world of print culture? At Jacket Copy, Matt Pearce surveys the scene. "What do journalists, CEOs and senior citizens have...

Patrick Gaughan interviews Andy Mister about his new book, Liner Notes (Station Hill Press of Barrytown 2013), for BOMBLOG. This one's for you music lovers: "Andy taps into the inevitable...

These five books got under my skin. They are not books you read once with admiration but that later end up in your basement. They are also not new books...

Yeah! Check them all out at Huffington Post! As the guest editor of The Best American Poetry 2013, I had a unique opportunity to examine where we are as a...

On December 12, an old creative ally passed away suddenly.  A brilliant MC, a thoughtful poet, a visual artist, a jack all of trades, Zook aka Gadzook aka Zookness aka...

... or is he a musician? Dana Stevens and Francine Prose weigh in, at New York Times's "Bookends." Each week in Bookends, two writers take on pressing and provocative questions about...

The Guardian reports that the Turkish publisher and translator of Apollinaire's Les Exploits d'un Jeune Don Juan (The Exploits of a Young Don Juan)--written over 100 years ago (and hey,...