Poetry
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Whataburger Is Looking For A Few Good Poets
The beloved burger chain will reward fans who celebrate them in verse.
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The Whataburger Slam Poetry You Never Knew You Needed
”We have come to receive your Honey Butter Chicken sermon,” indeed.
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Wiman’s Rites
The West Texan editor of Poetry magazine leaves his plum gig for divinity school.
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Poetry in Motion
Bands inspire Thax Douglas. And, sometimes, he inspires bands.
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Writing a Poem
A. Van Jordan on writing a poem.
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City Girl
"I moved to Austin in 1974, and it was this kind of magical place. The whole alternative culture controlled the town."
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Artistic Musings
Author Gregory Curtis talks about Paris, impressions, and the Venus de Milo.
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LITERATURE • Naomi Shihab Nye
Poetry in motion.
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Day of the Ed
What kind of person would be best at figuring out how to spend $295,000? A poet, of course. That kind of money might be chump change to Charles Barkley, but to the prototypical starving artist, it’s a lot of stanzas. Or it will be for University of Houston English professor Edward Hirsch, who was recently …
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The Great, Late Townes Van Zandt
More than a year after his death, he’s still being remembered as the best Texas songwriter of his time. This month’s star-studded Austin City Limits tribute shows why.