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Slamming Poetry and Sipping Beers in the East Village, NYC
Whoever said poetry was dead forgot to tell the crowd at the Bowery Poetry Club. Or maybe they just refused to listen. Whatever the case may be, the cave-like room echoes with the sounds…
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Relaxing in Verse in Napa Valley, California
This secluded and intimate Napa Valley retreat — the literary-gorgeous Poetry Inn in the charming Stags Leap District — feels more like a luxurious private holiday home than a stuffy hotel. Sip a glass…
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Reading Until 1 a.m. Snuggled With a Stranger’s Cat in Chicago, IL
Barnes and Nobles may dominate the bookstore market, but it can never have the character of Myopic Books, a Wicker Park mainstay for the intellectually minded. The shelves are so tall and the squeaky…
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Embracing Love at the Seaside in Lima, Peru
The entwined lovers of El Beso (The Kiss by Victor Delfín) dominate the colorful Parque del Amor, a poetry and sculpture garden perched atop the Pacific cliffs of Lima’s Miraflores district. With your sweetheart,…
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Listening to the Evolution of an Art Form in the East Village, NYC
Come in. Take a seat. Anywhere will do. Let your conversation wander idly—but be ready to abandon it completely at a moment’s notice. At the Nuyorican Poets Café the words being spoken from the…
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Contemplating Your Next Move in Brooklyn, New York
Once upon a time, Bedford Stuyvesant was known as one of the toughest neighborhoods in New York—but that was then. Over the past decade, Bed-Stuy has been revitalized and is dotted with new coffee…
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Intercepting Transmissions of Poetry in New Orleans, Louisiana
Walking through the French Quarter streets, through gas-lantern shadows, a mysterious urge overwhelms you as you near the Gold Mine Saloon. Through the pulsing door, a rhythmic vibe beckons you across the threshold. Your…
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Getting Loose at Apache Café in Atlanta
It’s Sunday night and there’s poetry in the air. That is, the intermittent sounds of reggae, hip hop, and soul coming from the back veranda of the venerable Apache Café. Not to mention... is…
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Trying on History for Size in Ravenna, Italy
Once you’ve spent the morning gawking at the glittering Byzantine mosaics that stretch across the walls and ceilings of the Ravenna’s churches, take a stroll over to the Centro Storico for the monthly antique…
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Beachcombing for Ghosts in the City of Dreams, Washington
In 2002, the horror film, The Ring was filmed here. However that’s not the reason you should visit the historic shores of Port Townsend. In the early 1800s, Port Townsend had been dubbed the…
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Bearing Witness to Colossal Illusions of Grandeur in Luxor, Egypt
Old stones are dime a dozen in Egypt, and the West Bank of Luxor is littered with the remnants of ages past. Yet few monuments resonate with as much bathos as the Ramesseum: mortuary…
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Browsing San Francisco's Beatnik Past at City Lights Bookstore
Nestled between the skyscrapers and shops of North Beach, City Lights is a literary monument to San Francisco’s beatnik past. Work your way through the densely packed shelved labyrinth to find not only best…
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Becoming a Part of the Art in Hamilton, New Jersey
A quirky 35-acre public sculpture park, Grounds for Sculpture features over 200 sculptures by nearly as many artists. Walking through the gardens, you’ll discover life-size works, winding passageways through drooping trees, hidden rooms, waterfalls,…
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Communing With Keats Over the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy
For four Euros, the ghost of John Keats will let you poke around his room. He was 25 when he died of tuberculosis in this tiny corner of an apartment off the Piazza di…
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Pondering the Poetry of Monastic Ruins in Monmouthshire, Wales
Once a prominent center of religion and learning, the abandoned ruins of Tintern Abbey still command respect. Craning your neck up at the massive arches springing incongruously out of the beautiful Welsh landscape, it…
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