John Timpane

Freelance writer, editor; former Books Editor, Theater Critic, and Commentary Page Editor (Phila Inquirer); spouse of 1, dad of 2, musician, would-be poet

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@ae_stallings Fellow-feeling from here; mature adult kids also often bracing …

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@redroomrantings The best

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@ae_stallings Beautiful. A personal favorite.

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@aliner Choice of form, topic, and tradition can affirm the self and the voice, can empower and potentiate a sense of authenticity (if the word means anything, and means anything to you in particular). As Frost said, we write out of a cloud of voices. Good thing, too. We are so lucky.

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What a fun evening! On June 3, Poetry-delphia turned out to welcome Poetry for Dummies, 2d edition. We packed Fergie's Pub (a hearty thanks), wondrous poets read wondrously, and I got to lick the fur of my new foal and nose it forth to trot into the world. Even sold a few books!!

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@JVMonte2 You’re killing me. I vote for musical polyamory.

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@ae_stallings A fine one

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@trademarkedash @redroomrantings Cartoons hate her

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@redroomrantings Bravo, Les Habs!

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@wmarybeard Just so

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@impression_ists @ae_stallings Lovely

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@RobertAllenPoet Rilke’s letters about Rodin

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@redroomrantings Happy JPS Day. Good life, good work, good day.

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@aliner @iycrtylph @mimeticmagic This movie is a true sleeper … daffy, utterly mystical yet earthy, quite happymaking … with young (7? 9?) Petula Clark in a cameo (she went on to be a huge pop singer of the sixties and seventies). Those guys were great filmmakers.

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@deuxnan @redroomrantings Madre de Dios

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Today marks 50 years since the world premiere of "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich on April 24, 1976, at New York’s Town Hall, performed by Steve Reich and Musicians.

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@JVMonte2 Then we’re like tigers on Vaseline

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@VintageRockN_85 Aja

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@ae_stallings Ita. Sic.

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@RobertAllenPoet Only 53 or 54