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Minneapolis, MN“This attraction was added to the Daily Planet through a partnership with the Arise! Atlas (arisebookstore.org).”
Monday, January 5, 2009
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The Daily Kos writes that the “smell of desperation is approaching lutefisk levels in MN. (EPA warning for elevated levels of airborne toxins).” The Strib reports that the Coleman camp rejected 59 of 60 absentee ballots that elections officials in St. Louis County said should be counted. Among those rejected by the Coleman reps was election judge Shirley Graham, who voted absentee because she is an election judge in a precinct other than her own. Final irony, says the Strib: she voted for Coleman. MORE »
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BOOKS | "Skirmish": Bitterly funny poetry from Dobby Gibson
To be honest, I’ve never been an avid reader of poetry. I have nothing against poems, but for some reason my mind wants words on a page to present themselves as prose, and balks at taking them seriously when they’re organized in rhymed couplets, sonnet form, or—God forbid—free verse. When verse is set to music, I can generally handle it better. One reason I found Minneapolis poet Dobby Gibson’s new collection, Skirmish, so enjoyable is that his combination of mordant wit and bittersweet longing so recalls the lyrics of my favorite songwriter, Bob Dylan. MORE »
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