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The Best American Poetry 2013

The Best American Poetry 2013, ed. Denise Duhamel, included Peter Jay Shippy’s “Western Civilization” as well as Angela Veronica Wong and Amy Lawless’ “It Can Feel Amazing to Be Targeted By a Narcissist,” both from The Common Issue 03.

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Poetry Reading

Event Date: 
Thursday, March 7, 2013 – 3:00pm
Location: 
AWP Conference, Boston, MA

Poetry Editor John Hennessy will be reading for Ashland Poetry Press from his new collection, Coney Island Pilgrims, at this year’s AWP Conference in Boston.

Thursday, March 7, 3 PM
Patricia Olson Bookfair Stage, Exhibit Hall A, Plaza Level, BF17

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The Common and Electra Street Bring Lauren Groff to Abu Dhabi

Event Date: 
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 – 6:30pm
Location: 
NYU Abu Dhabi Garden
Electra Street, the NYU Abu Dhabi arts and humanities journal, and The Commoncollaborate this month to bring acclaimed author Lauren Groff (Arcadia) to Abu Dhabi for a reading and fiction master class. If you’re far away from the Middle East, join us in spirit by reading Lauren’s story “Exquisite Corpse” from Issue 01, now available online. For a fascinating take on UAE literary life, delve into “Abu Dhabi Reads Life of Pi” by Deborah Williams.
The Common and Electra Street Bring Lauren Groff to Abu Dhabi
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Celebrating Dispatches

Event Date:
Friday, March 8, 2013 – 4:30pm
Location:
AWP Conference-Offsite, Boston, MA
Please join The Common for an informal reading featuring contributors to Dispatches, our weekly online column.  We’ll be joined by contributors Curtis Bauer, Marie-Helene Bertino, James A. Gill, Stephen Haven, Katherine Hill, Julia Lichtblau, and Brian Simoneau.
Friday, March 8th, 4:30 p.m
The Corner Tavern
421 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02115
Celebrating Dispatches
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