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Weekly Poems: Keith Waldrop, 2009 National Book Award Winner

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Keith Waldrop won the 2009 National Book Award for “Transcendental Studies,” a trilogy of collage poems. He has published more than a dozen works each of poetry and translations. Recent books include “The Real Subject: Queries and Conjectures of Jacob Delafon, with Sample Poems,” “The House Seen from Nowhere” and a translation of “The Flowers of Evil” by Charles Baudelaire. “These three linked series achieve a fusion arcing from the Romantic to the Postmodern that demonstrates language’s capacity to go to extremes—and to haul daily lived experience right along with it: life imitates language, and when language becomes these poems, life itself gets more various, more volatile, more vital,” the National Book Award judges said of “Transcendental Studies. Read More...

Celebrate in 2023 with these strange and silly holidays

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Calendars usually mark official holidays. That’s fine, but honestly, there just aren’t enough of them. We at KidsPost dig deep every year to find the holidays that might otherwise slip by unnoticed. Some have no origin story, or one that can’t be confirmed. But don’t let that stop you from observing these days. Because at least once a month everyone needs something to celebrate. Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day (January 30): You could use this day to start 2023 with a pop, or possibly several hundred. Read More...

How far is mammoth from Yosemite?

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There are 34.35 miles from Yosemite National Park to Mammoth Lakes in southeast direction and 67 miles (107.83 kilometers) by car, following the Tioga Pass Road route. Yosemite National Park and Mammoth Lakes are 1 hour 29 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .Click to see full answer. Regarding this, how far is Mammoth Lakes CA from Yosemite National Park? 34.35 miles how far is mammoth from Sequoia? 285 miles Furthermore, can you get to Yosemite from Mammoth? Read More...