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Doug Holder is the founder of the Ibbetson Street Press, and on the board of directors of The New England Poetry Club

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Doug Holder Interviews poet Charles Coe on Poet to Poet Writer to Writer
YouTube video by Douglas Holder Doug Holder Interviews poet Charles Coe on Poet to Poet Writer to Writer

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HftI... I am so sorry to hear of Charles Coe's death.

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Poet Jim Dunn goes 'behind the state capitol' with the ghost of John Wieners. Recently I went on a tour of the Beacon Hill environs that the late poet John Wieners inhabited for many years. Jim Dunn, a confidante of Wi...

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Poet Michael Minassian: Having a pint with Christopher Marlowe I caught up with Michael Minassian about his latest poetry collection, "1,000 PiecesΒ  of Time." From his website: Michael Minassian a gradu...

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Interview with Poet Richard Fein : Doug Holder : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Doug Holder interviews Fein in his home in Cambridge, Ma.Β  Fein is a noted Yiddish translator, poet, and essayist... We discussed his latest poetry collection...

archive.org/details/z-00... Here is my interview with Richard Fein--poet, Yiddish translator, essayist and mensch..

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Red Letter Poem #271 R ed Letter Poem #271 Β  Β  In Our Time 1 Men back from the front say: In the trenches, it’s hard to find anyone Who refuses to pray. 2 β€œ...

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The Ones I Could Tell Anything The Ones I Could Tell Anything / Mists of the Self is a luminous new collection from acclaimed poet Nina Rubinstein Alonso. With honesty, wit, and lyrical grace, Alonso traces the bonds of friendship ...

New poetry collection out from the Ibbetson Street Press...

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Lyrical Somerville – September 10 Peter F. Crowley is a prolific writer from the Boston area whose work spans short fiction, op-eds, poetry, and academic essays. His writing has appeared in publications such as Pif Magazine, New Verse...

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Tanked Carp in Chinatown By Doug Holder β€” I don't want to carp about this but this fish, bluer than bluefish, after all it loves Muddy Waters, floats in the tank. His bubble has burst

New poem up............ www.journalofexpressivewriting.com/post/tanked-...

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Somerville Writer Lesley Pratt Bannatyne sings her "Lake Song' Recently, I caught up with Somerville writer Lesley Pratt Bannatyne to talk about her new book "Lake Song: A Novel in Stories." Bannatyne i...

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At the diner : A slice of life by Doug Holder . At the diner : A slice of life . The gaudy Las Vegas chorus line of rotating cakes Sweet. Seductive. Lethal. And Buffalo’s wings How I wish I could See them fly. My mouth’s intercours…

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I Ain’t Gonna Wait For Godot, No More I Ain’t Gonna Wait For Godot, No More by Doug Holder Wilderness House Press 145 Foster St. Littleton, MA ISBN: 978-1-300-07796-1 29 Pages ...

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Interview with Somerville Master Color Printer Carol FondΓ© (click on pic to enlarge) Somerville photographer and master color printer C...

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It was very comprehensive just wanted it out there for general info would be a good resource

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Yes I put a notation above the article that it was AI generated

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Ibbetson Street Literary Magazine: A Comprehensive Report on Its Enduring Impact and Editorial Vision Ibbetson Street Literary Magazine: A Comprehensive Report on Its Enduring Impact and Editorial Vision ***** AI generated... Executive Summar...

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Donate to Support The Somerville Times!, organized by Douglas Holder I am Doug Holder the arts/editor for The Somerville Times. As you know, small independen… Douglas Holder needs your support for Support The Somerville Times!

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The new issue of The Somerville Times is out!!!

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I Ain’t Gonna Wait For Godot, No More "A Hidden Genius"β€”Alan Kaufman-- "Outlaw Bible of American Literature" "You have a major league talent"-- Robert Olen Butler ( Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist) "There is so often the sense of time ...

My new poetry collection on sale!
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New England Poetry Club: We, (too) The People I am on the board of the New England Poetry Club and I want to let you know about this wonderful series we have coming up this summer.. Su...

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The Further Adventures of Daisy Miller: A Novella The Further Adventures of Daisy Miller: A Novella by Lawrence Kessenich Pierian Springs Press ISBN: 1965784151 140 pages Review by Kevin M...

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Donate to Support The Somerville Times!, organized by Douglas Holder I am Doug Holder the arts/editor for The Somerville Times. As you know, small independen… Douglas Holder needs your support for Support The Somerville Times!

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I have a new poetry collection from the Wilderness House Press. coming out later this month!

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Red Letter Poem #256 TheΒ  R ed Letters Β  Β  I n Β ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves a...

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Donate to Support The Somerville Times!, organized by Douglas Holder I am Doug Holder the arts/editor for The Somerville Times. As you know, small independen… Douglas Holder needs your support for Support The Somerville Times!

gofund.me/b337d329 The Somerville Times--a community newspaper has published numerous poets, and has had numerous interviews of artists of all stripes--and not just from Somerville! Won't you help us continue to provide a print and online paper--in a time--when many are hitting the dust..

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The Daylong Muse in Ron Padgett’s new book of poems Pink Dust A H a n d p i c k e d P o e m by Michael Todd Steffen From his new book of poems, Pink Dust, in a section with the title β€œGeezer,” Ron Pad...

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Donate to Support The Somerville Times!, organized by Douglas Holder I am Doug Holder the arts/editor for The Somerville Times. As you know, small independen… Douglas Holder needs your support for Support The Somerville Times!

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Poet/Translator/Videographer Nidia Hernandez finds a Haven in America. Nidia Hernandez with Doug Holder By New England Poetry Club board member Doug Holder I first met Nidia Hernandez at...

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Red Letter Poem #252 TheΒ  R ed Letters Β  Β  I n ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves a...

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Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare At The Hartford Stage Romeo and Juliet Review of Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare At The Hartford Stage through May 18, 2025 By Andy Hoffman Defin...

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