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Mark Doty on T. S. Eliot’s widow Valerie Eliot, who presented him with the T. S. Eliot Prize.

Mark Doty on T. S. Eliot’s widow Valerie Eliot, who presented him with the T. S. Eliot Prize.

citylightsbooks: Ferlinghetti’s latest sign in City Lights’ window says it all.

citylightsbooks:

Ferlinghetti’s latest sign in City Lights’ window says it all.

Craigie House. Watercolor and pencil, early 1850s. Fanny and Henry [Wadsworth Longfellow] are portrayed on the right, in front of the east porch or “piazza,” while Charley, Erny, and possibly Alice (who was born 22 September 1850) can be seen peering out of a second-floor window.

Craigie House. Watercolor and pencil, early 1850s.

Fanny and Henry [Wadsworth Longfellow] are portrayed on the right, in front of the east porch or “piazza,” while Charley, Erny, and possibly Alice (who was born 22 September 1850) can be seen peering out of a second-floor window.

A turtle craned its neck…. from Sixty Morning Walks by Andy Fitch

A turtle craned its neck….

from Sixty Morning Walks by Andy Fitch

Bernadette Mayer and Phil Good at Famous Lunch in Troy, NY

Bernadette Mayer and Phil Good at Famous Lunch in Troy, NY