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The Art of Poetry No. 110

The Art of Poetry No. 110

By Edward Hirsch

Photo courtesy of Garrett Hongo Edward Hirsch is the author of ten poetry books, most recently Stranger by Night (2020). His debut, For the Sleepwalkers, published in 1981 when he was thirty-one, won the Lavan Younger Poets Award. It was followed by 1986’s National Book Critics Circle Award–­winning Wild Gratitude. These first collections set the stage for others, such as On Love (1998) and Lay Back the Darkness (2003), that spotlighted a poet of both emotion and intellect, a poet as able t…

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What You Can Get for Some of Your Turnips

What You Can Get for Some of Your Turnips

By Lydia Davis

During the week of October 24, 1846, George Holcomb’s turnip harvest was at its height. With his family and others, he pulled turnips on several days, sometimes topping them and sometimes leaving the tops on. He also began trading his turnips for goods and services, including:   An unknown quantity of turnips to the tailor Jervins for the cutting of a coat and vest for son John. Two bushels of turnips to Manuel Buten for his help in pulling turnips.

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