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One great poem to read today: Tim Dlugos’s “Shelley Winters”

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By Jessie Gaynor Verified
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This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of the month. We make no claim (except when we do) that these poems are the “best” poems in any category; they are simply poems we love. The only other thing they all have in common is that they are available to read for free online, so you can enjoy them along with us.
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Literary Hub " Here are the most scathing lines from the reviews of Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto.

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By Jessie Gaynor Verified
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There’s nothing brave or noble about admitting that I am completely engrossed by the ongoing Olivia Nuzzi saga. It’s not just that it’s tawdry, or that all the players are, to varying degrees, despicable. It’s also the Wider Implications, for journalism, and for the current political reality (though I would argue that neither of them needed any help from Olivia Nuzzi on the Looking Dire front).
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Nancy Reddy on Finding the Plot in Your Own Life

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By Jessie Gaynor Verified, Nancy Reddy
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This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I started writing The Good Mother Myth the summer my kids turned 3 and 5, when I woke from the exhaustion of early motherhood enough to begin to grapple with what had happened to me in those years. How was it possible to love my kids so much and also feel so totally ruined by the labor of caring for them?
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