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As we’ve mentioned, our fearless leader is getting married this weekend. Bells and rice all around; it will be a beautiful affair in a quaint Southern setting. However, it will be nothing like Caddy Compson’s tumultuous one, but we’ll be enjoying the “sassprilluh” like Benjy. The Guardian listed their Top Ten weddings in literature. What are your favorites?

It's Friday I'm Drinking

Friday is here and for us that means we’re getting ready to Do Nothing But Read  All Weekend. You may think we do non-literature related things in our spare time but that is untrue. We enjoy a get-smart-quick scheme that involves trying to read as much as humanly possible in under twenty minutes. This is comparable to college binge drinking and is considered illegal in 26 states.

Late Friday evening, check out a few local publishers in your area. We like Future Tense Publishing which hails from Portland, Oregon cuz it’s a small press but a big deal. From there, we suggest catching an imaginary red-eye plane to Scotland to visit  The Scotland Poetry Library. Why? They have one of the best podcasts on poetry and that accent is just so dang charming.

For breakfast, there is nothing more delicious than a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. You agree, no?

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