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An Ode to Giving Up
A poem from Boat of Letters:
Sep 25
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Eve Grubin
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Yes
May this be a year where the answer is ‘Yes’!
Sep 22
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Eve Grubin
2
Broken Sonnet
Here is the title poem below from Boat of Letters. This is the one (semi-formal) poem in the book. It’s a kind of sonnet. I wrote it after hearing…
Sep 18
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Eve Grubin
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A Book is Born
Today is the pub date of my book, Boat of Letters.
Sep 15
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Eve Grubin
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The Rainbow: Contained Wrath
The following four line poem appears in my forthcoming book Boat of Letters:
Sep 8
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Eve Grubin
3
3
Nothing, a Force
Narrative reticence.
Sep 5
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Eve Grubin
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August 2025
Self-Help Poems
At last night’s reading at The Hillsdale Library in Columbia County, New York, I read my poems before the poet and literary scholar Charles Bernstein…
Aug 22
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Eve Grubin
3
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Are the Kinds of Poetry Charles Bernstein Wants the Kinds of Poetry I Want?
In preparation for my reading with Charles Bernstein next week at the Roejan Library in Hillsdale, NY, I just bought his latest book The Kinds of Poetry…
Aug 13
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Eve Grubin
5
Writing a Non-Sentimental Poem
What does it mean to be sentimental?
Aug 11
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Eve Grubin
2
July 2025
Conversations
Each section of my forthcoming book of poems Boat of Letters begins with a quote from a traditional Jewish source alongside a quote from an American…
Jul 25
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Eve Grubin
3
Everything Must Go: Charles Bernstein's Influence on Even the Most Earnest Poets
I have followed Charles Bernstein’s work for many years and, I have to admit, I have had my ups and down with it: I have found his writing to be…
Jul 18
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Eve Grubin
5
A Piece of Heaven or a Joy on Earth
Is a letter ‘a piece of heaven’ or ‘a joy of earth?’ Or both?
Jul 14
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Eve Grubin
2
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