Baby, It’s Cold Inside, Part II
by Charlie Geer
Last week we noted that like any other opiate the Andalusian brasero can occasionally put a relationship to the test. We should also note that it is in fact possible for a couple to share the brasero, in the way that a pair of opium enthusiasts might share a hookah. The problem is that on those nights when partners find themselves enjoying the pleasures of the brasero together, slow-baking in harmony, the impending journey from the brasero to the conjugal bed, a.k.a. the “Bed Run,” will eventually weigh heavily. Because the bed is as frigid as the air, and will remain so until one partner dives in and, at the expense of his or her own warmth, warms it up, the question as to who will make the first run can be a serious one.
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Charlie Geer,
Spain,
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Andrea Cohen’s book of poetry, Long Division is one of the first books we’re recommending to friends and family this year — no matter if they’re readers of poetry or not. Her “lyrical compression” and fresh syntax demonstrate a poem’s ability to surprise, take risks, and leave in the reader an aching-for-more aftertaste. Cohen’s clean, cogent poems carry you up a tight suspension bridge and leave you satisfied and changed at the end. This experience makes Long Division a humorous, breathtaking, and clever collection, deserving of what one might call a five star review. – Lori Huskey
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Andrea Cohen Poetry,
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The Quiet Before The Storm
We’ll tell you all of our secrets but lie about our past. Today it’s Venison leftovers on tap for lunch and a sloggy day ahead. Other than that, all is quiet on the Dark Sky front. At least for now. There’s always action up ahead. But this is a perfect time to peruse the Web for quality reading. We start with Michael Kranish’s lively new take on Thomas Jefferson, and then belly crawl to Rebeccas Skloot’s important review of the life and times of Henrietta Lacks. Does that make you hungry? It makes us hungry — segue — Spiked has the history of food in, well, all of human history. We know you all want to go on The Daily Show, so prepare with Ethan Watters. Finally, we spend a relaxing moment with Bauhaus. All’s quiet now, people. But what’s that, on the horizon? – Andrew Geer
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Literature in the Media,
Thursday's Flurry of Words
