David Lehman has a playlist to go with his New and Selected poems. You'll find it on Largehearted Boy.
Did you miss the anniversary of The Gettysburg Address?
Two Poems for Gettysburg by Catherine Woodard
Jennifer Michael Hecht's Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It is in bookstores and receiving well deserved notice:
Against Suicide: Interview with Jennifer on To the Best of Our Knowledge.
In "Stay" writer makes a case against suicide. Jim Higgins review in the Journal Sentinel
"If you’ve ever known someone who committed suicide, or have contemplated it yourself, or have admired a personal hero who died by his or her own hand, please oh please read this." Maria Popova's in-depth review on Brain Pickings.
--sdh
ps. Help me come up with a better title for this weekly series. I don't like "Hump Day."
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