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The Cosmopolitans
The speaker realizes that the globetrotting sophistication of a pair of acquaintances, which initially drew him to them, isn't all he made it out to be.
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The Daily Round
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The Long Way
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Hasidism: Revolutionary Orthodoxy
Hasidism, although one of the most strictly observant movements in Judaism, was and remains a revolution in approach to the religion.
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Crevices of Campus
The speaker explores out-of-the-way parts of his college campus and, in the process, his relationship to it and its community.
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Hanhogos: This Time, It's Personal
The article presents hanhogos, or Jewish spiritual directives, regarding three aspects of Judaism: prayer and blessings, the Sabbath and holidays, and everyday life.
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Into Its Own
The speaker notes the changes to his hometown
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Mao
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Almost Mandatory Irony
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Encore
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At the Same Time
The teenaged speaker and his friend enjoy the security of their hometowns yet also long to experience the wider world. Ultimately, they find an environment that provides the best of both.
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Consistent Inconsistency: Poems for Camilla by Rachel Hadas
Rachel Hadas's recent poetry collection Poems for Camilla works against itself in many ways.
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Behind the Page
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Portrait of a Guide
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The Boon
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Shells and Strings
A meeting between teenage friends foreshadows the distance that will grow between them.
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The Summer of My Discontent
Stagnation and frustration during a summer vacation.
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Long Lost
The speaker reunites with and again grows apart from someone special to him.
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Teenage Picaresque
A teenager, desperate to save up money for college during a recession, pursues his dream summer job--briefly.
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The Enlivening
Recollection of the beginning of a spring
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Empirical Archetype: Theme, History, Myth, and Narrative in "Omeros"
The ups and downs of prominent aspects of the late St. Lucian poet Derek Walcott's most celebrated work.
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Romanticism and Postmodernism in W. S. Merwin's "The Rain in the Trees"
In "The Rain in the Trees," W. S. Merwin combines aspects of Romanticism and postmodernism in his approach to nature.
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Inside Out, Forward Back
The speaker, a high school senior, feels torn between the excitement and dread of starting college.
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Human Atoms
A section of my long poem about growing up in my hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland. This section provides an overview of my cadre of friends during my senior year of high school.
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It's Academic
Another section of my long poem about my hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland, in which the teenaged speaker faces tension between personal and social priorities.
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Organic Poetry: The Living Fire, by Edward Hirsch
A review of Edward Hirsch's volume of new and selected poems.
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The Other Place
A section from my long poem about growing up in my hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland. Sometimes, we think we're closer to those we care about than we are.
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Legwork: Section of a Long Poem About Greenbelt, Maryland
As an apprentice reporter, the teenaged speaker starts to explore beyond his hometown.
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Torah Academy Wins Big With Annual Auction
The story of one Boston-area Jewish day school's fundraiser provides an example of how Jewish communities support communal institutions.
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The Brookline Poetry Series: Where Wandering Minstrels Call Home
A profile of one of the Boston area's most prominent poetry reading series.
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Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael Shines A Light on Learning
New boys' high school in Boston strives for best of Torah and secular education.
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To Lose A World
The speaker learns that, in the words of John Lennon, "Life's what happens to you when you're off somewhere making other plans."
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The Mallards
A section from my long poem about my hometown of Greenbelt, Maryland.
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Another Place
The impact of a different landscape on the speaker and his creativity.
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The Long Way Home: Walking Through Boston the Day of the Marathon Bombing
What I saw, felt, and thought on the city's worst day.
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Congregation Beth Pinchas: Home of Bostoner Hasidism
Changing circumstances and timeless traditions at the modest home base of a worldwide Hasidic dynasty.
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Looking Through the Leaves
The speaker seeks comfort from grief in nature, and learns how to universalize his grief by mirroring what he sees in writing.
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A Double-Edged Pen
The ups and downs of Mary Oliver's poetry collection Swan.
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A State of Disarray
The true reasons for the non-existence of a Palestinian State