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Speaking of Romance

Speaking of Romance

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Reviews of romance novels (and other novels), romance author's websites, and knitting. A fun mix of topics. Dual authors provide differing opinions.

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  • Museum Piece

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 18:13 in poems, richard wilbur

    The good grey guardians of art Patrol the halls on spongy shoes, Impartially protective, though Perhaps suspicious of Toulouse. Here dozes one against the wall, Disposed upon a funeral chair. A Degas dancer pirouettes Upon the parting of his hair. Se...

  • Unfortunate Coincidence

    Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 23:13 in poems, dorothy parker

    By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is Infinite, undying— Lady, make a note of this: One of you is lying. — Dorothy Parker...

  • Ode to Spring

    Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 11:53 in poems, frederick seidel

    I can only find words for. And sometimes I can’t. Here are these flowers that stand for. I stand here on the sidewalk. I can’t stand it, but yes of course I understand it. Everything has to have meaning. Things have to stand for something...

  • The Parent

    Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 23:28 in poems, ogden nash

    Children aren’t happy with nothing to ignore, And that’s what parents were created for. — Ogden Nash...

  • note, passed to superman

    Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 17:33 in poems, lucille clifton

    sweet jesus, superman, if i had seen you dressed in your blue suit i would have known you. maybe that choirboy clark can stand around listening to stories but not you, not with metropolis to save and every crook in town filthy with kryptonite. lord, ...

  • The Death of Marilyn Monroe

    Posted on Thursday August 13th, 2009 at 11:36 in poems, sharon olds

    The ambulance men touched her cold body, lifted it, heavy as iron, onto the stretcher, tried to close the mouth, closed the eyes, tied the arms to the side, moved a caught strand of hair, as if it mattered, saw the shape of her breasts, flattened by ...

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