Poetry Friday

Voicing Haiti: Edwidge Danticat

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Baudo Sillerman

As we all shudder through news of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, we've also been hearing from the literary voices, that for many of us, first brought Haiti alive.

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A Jersey Girl and the Poet Springsteen

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jersey Girl, Giants Stadium, New Jersey, Music, Walt Whitman, Laura Baudo, Poetry Friday, Bruce Springsteen, Giants Staidum October 9, Giants Stadium Last Concerts, Bruce Sprinsteen Giants Stadium, Entertainment News
Laura Baudo Sillerman

Bruce Springsteen played the last concert ever to be played in Giants Stadium on Friday, October 9. The Stadium is slated for demolition this year.

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Batting 1,000

Elizabeth Hemmerdinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

When I was a little girl, my grandfather taught me how to count. He cut a slot in the lid of a pickle jar and put all his change in it. When I'd vis...

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