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Amanda Schaffer
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On Plants and Poems:
By Amanda Schaffer •
W. S. MERWIN--PULITZER PRIZE-winning poet and author of over 30 books--is standing on Dunster Street talking about garden equipment. A
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The Heart of the Matter
By Amanda Schaffer •
Two years ago, when Dana Gioia published the title essay to his collection Can Poetry Matter? in the Atlantic Monthly,
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Laughing at the Klan
By Amanda Schaffer •
In a week in which the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan may well become governor of Louisiana,
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An Enchanted Evening
By Amanda Schaffer •
In the depths of the Adams House basement, Austin Grossman shares his vision of one man's mid-life crisis. His humorous,
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No Sex Please, We're Athenian
By Amanda Schaffer •
Imagine ancient Athens with a dash of Mae West, ancient Sparta with a touch of Katherine Hepburn, the Pelopanesian War
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Innovative Menagerie
By Amanda Schaffer •
To the backdrop of "hot swing music and liquor...and movies," the Working Title Repertory Company has presented a remarkable production